Cedar Rapids IA

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Showers are a possibility this evening before a hot weekend. A look at how the heat builds in the coming days. Things stay mostly quiet in the next few days. First Alert Forecast: Thursday Morning, September 11th. Updated: Sep. 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM CDT. KCRG TV9 First Alert Storm...

West High had four runners finish in the top 35 and placed sixth at the 18-team Cedar Rapids Invitational on Thursday at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids. Class 4A fourth-ranked Ankeny Centennial won the team title with 40 points followed by 3A second-ranked Mount Vernon-Lisbon with 97 and Davenport Central with...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning comedian Elliott Threat delivered 911 pairs of socks to the Mission of Hope as part of the “Pay It Forward 9/11” initiative. The national movement encourages people to do three good deeds for strangers every year on...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — If you ever thought of having a portrait of your pet, the chance has finally come. Hailey Held, Store Manager of Cedar Rapids RAYGUN and Crystal Ellis, with Dogs Forever joined Iowa's News Now to discuss their Poorly Drawn Pet Portraits fundraiser. Raygun is partnering...

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Wellman woman on Thursday in connection with a Johnson County hit and run. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, authorities received a request for assistance from the Johnson County Sheriff’s office at 6:41 p.m. Thursday. Three deputy units responded...

Economic Alliance Announces Local Round of National Civics Bee®. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced a local Civics Bee, part of the National Civics Bee® program led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Middle school students in grades 6-8 across Eastern Iowa are encouraged to enter by...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District cut the ribbon Friday on a new medical education lab for middle schoolers at McKinley STEAM Academy. The med lab provides hands-on, interactive learning tools and simulators. The six-figure construction project was backed by existing property tax...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A pair of runners from both Kennedy and Bettendorf were the first four runners across the finish line at Thursday's Cedar Rapids Invitational. Izzy Nelson from Maquoketa won the girls race. Ankeny Centennial won the team race on the girls side. Full results can be...

Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, will be in the Cedar Rapids metro this weekend, and you can have the chance to change the life of over 12 million children worldwide. Mariya Tatarin joined Doug and told her story of being a friendless 10 year-old...