Ideal Winter Thermostat Settings for Eastern Iowa Homes
The most popular indoor temperatures in Iowa during winter.
Iowa Utilities Commission approves $221M transmission line in eastern Iowa
The Iowa Utilities Commission has issued its final decision order and an electric transmission line franchise to ITC Midwest for a project in Marshall, Tama, Benton and Linn counties in Iowa. The franchise allows ITC Midwest to construct, erect, operate, and maintain 345 kV and 161 kV electric transmission line...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash creating backup on I-80 eastbound
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — A crash on Interstate 80 heading east blocked two right lanes Tuesday afternoon, creating a traffic jam in Johnson County. It's between IA 1 and Exit 249: Herbert Hoover Highway aka County Road F44 (Iowa City) and happened around 4 p.m. No word yet on...
Cedar Rapids approves changes to $1.75 billion data center complex agreement
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids City Council has approved changes to the data center agreement with QTS to build data centers at the Big Cedar Industrial Park. One major change was to cap the project at seven phases. Previous language in the agreement specified only "two or more" phases. Each phase will have a...
DOT attempts to close trucking schools failing standards, while Kirkwood pulls ahead
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Thousands of trucking schools across the country may be forced to close, after the Department of Transportation found 44% of trucking schools are out of government compliance. Almost 3,000 schools are in jeopardy of losing their certification if they do not meet federal government training...
Property owner pushes back on Cedar Rapids’ plan to buy private drive
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A dispute over a privately-owned drive is putting a Cedar Rapids development plan on hold, as a property owner raises concerns about what city action could mean for his land and access rights. The stretch in question is a small portion of a private drive...
Final days for longtime Czech Village shop in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A decades-old business in Czech Village is soon closing its doors. Czech Village Antiques, 82 16th Ave. SW, owned by Pam and Ken Lewis since 1989, will end operations Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, after the couple sold the buildings housing the business earlier this year.
Iowa’s WARN site announces four plant closings in November
Four Iowa companies announced closings on the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, site in November. The closings resulted in the loss of 144 jobs. A fifth company, Insane Impact LLC of Des Moines, also announced during November that it was closing, but that listing proved to be a reporting...
“Know your charity” to protect yourself from charity fraud on Giving Tuesday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The FBI says you should watch where your money is going on Giving Tuesday. “Whether you are shopping, connecting with loved ones, or looking to give back, there are small, but important steps everyone can take to better protect themselves online," said Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of...
Light Snow Followed by Cold Blast
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mostly cloudy sky this afternoon with some light snow possible late tonight. Much colder air arrives on Wednesday night and continues into Thursday, when wind chills may drop between ten and twenty degrees below zero. Temperatures on Thursday are expected to stay in the single digits or...
