Cedar Rapids IA

JOHNSON CO, Iowa (KCRG) - Johnson County is changing how it responds to severe weather after large hail damaged emergency vehicles during storms over the last week. The county will now hold rescue vehicles back until hail cells move through an area to prevent damage, according to Johnson County Emergency Management Director Dave Wilson.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Damage has been reported around the Iowa City area after a line of powerful storms moved through late Thursday night. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings were issued for Johnson County after 11 p.m. The Tornado Warning was issued after the storm moved through Iowa City, just east of the area around 11:16 p.m.

Looking for good news in enrollment of area high schools? Might have to search awhile. More than three-fourths of local schools report a drop in their BEDS Documents enrollments, released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association on Thursday. The BEDS numbers are for 2025-26 grades 9-11 and are used for 2026-27 classification. Ten of the 15 Mississippi Valley Conference...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A heavy police presence was seen outside a home Thursday morning on the 1400 block of Oakland Road Northeast in Cedar Rapids. A KCRG reporter was on scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw what appeared to be multiple people in handcuffs on the front lawn. Cedar Rapids Police as well as Hiawatha Police were seen responding.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A wave of construction projects is creating a labor shortage in Eastern Iowa as companies work to staff multiple large-scale developments. Larson Construction is working on six projects in Linn County this spring, including the county’s new Secondary Road Department building. The company is among those seeing increased demand for workers.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board could go into three closed meetings next week to “evaluate the professional competency” of staff amid months of probing financial shortfalls after school officials failed to accurately track monthly spending and revenue for almost three years. The closed sessions are to immediately follow the school board meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. April 28, two weeks after the...

The 17-year-old faces five charges of attempted murder.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City woman is charged with arson from a Sunday morning fire at Mesquakie Park. Hailee Weaver, 31, is now charged with first-degree arson. Online court documents say Weaver was at a wooden shack where someone lives at the park and asked to leave. An hour later she was banging on things outside the residence. Two people inside could...

Linn County has received reports of a new round of fraudulent text messages targeting residents. This round of text messages include what claims to be a final notice from the State of Iowa about unpaid tolls, parking violations, and speed violations – yet the notice also claims to be from the municipal court of St. Louis County in Missouri. The text message instructs the recipient...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Scammers are continuing their efforts to steal money, but Cedar Rapids Police say awareness remains the best defense. A recent example circulating online appears official at first glance, but contains several clear errors. Officials note there is no St. Louis County in Iowa, the state’s Great Seal is displayed incorrectly, and Iowa does not operate a traffic court in Clayton, Missouri...