Eastern Iowa Field Day highlights amateur radio’s role in emergencies and public service
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Eastern Iowa Field Day is a free, 24-hour event showcasing amateur radio’s role in public service, emergency preparedness, and technical development. Amateur radio, or 'Ham' radio, is a fun hobby and a useful service that lets people talk to each other using radio signals. It's especially useful...
First Alert Forecast: Tuesday morning, June 17th
First Alert Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Joe Winters has your First Alert Forecast, featuring storm chances tonight with showers tomorrow. Showers and storms remain a possibility through Wednesday. KCRG First Alert Forecast: Tuesday morning, June 17th. Updated: 17 hours ago. Warm & muggy with scattered storms again...
Local farmers work to protect livestock from beef cattle disease
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Local farmers are working to protect their cattle from Theileriosis - a disease where tiny parasites infect livestock blood. With a confirmed case in southeast Iowa, Johnson County Farmer Steve Swenka routinely treats his cattle with an insecticide. “[It] will get rid of flies and...
Mother of slain Coralville man arrested for break-in & threatening to kill police officer
The mother of a Coralville man who was shot and killed at Western Hills Mobile Home Court last week was arrested for breaking into a trailer at the same court and threatening to kill a police officer. Carrie Latham is charged with third-degree burglary and first-degree harassment. She was arrested...
Illinois-Iowa Weather: Severe Storms, Tornadoes Possible in Quad Cities Tuesday Afternoon
Quad Cities, IA/IL – Residents in eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois should prepare for scattered severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and a brief tornado. The primary window for volatile weather is expected to begin this afternoon and extend through...
Manufactured home park residents speak out over unsafe water, lot rent increases
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Roughly a dozen residents of several of Iowa City’s manufactured home parks spoke out against lot rent increases and safety concerns Wednesday afternoon. Joined by the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, they called on Utah-based owners, Havenpark Communities, to pause rent...
Increase in High School Equivalency Diplomas following pandemic
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The number of people graduating from the state’s “High School Equivalency Diploma” program is leveling off after spiking the last several years. On Monday, around 80 graduates walked across the stage at Kirkwood Community College to receive their HSED. Something many of...
Single car accident temporarily shuts down Highway 30 in Linn County
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A one car accident on Highway 30 Eastbound, east of Jappa Road, led to a temporary shutdown of the roadway just before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Officials say a Ford F250 had rolled and come to rest near the median in the eastbound lane. Debris from...
Linn County residents voice concerns over proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP services
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Linn County held a roundtable discussion on Tuesday about the potential impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and the proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid services. Lawmakers, healthcare professionals and community members attended this discussion. Derek Mitchell, a Linn County resident, said that the...
Iowa man argues against new charges based on 2013 vehicular homicide case
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Linn County man convicted in a crash which killed a woman and seriously hurt her two-year-old child more than a decade ago faces a new vehicular homicide charge in the case. On May 18, 2013, 26-year-old Rachel Denny was driving a minivan with her...
