Cedar Rapids officials explain snow response, urge residents to help crews
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — City officials say this weekend’s prolonged snowstorm placed significant strain on crews working to clear streets, and they are asking residents to do their part to keep plows moving. Assistant Public Works Director Mike Duffy said crews began plowing Friday evening and continued through...
Local shop owners see less turnout during Small Business Saturday as snowstorm hits Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, iowa — Local shop owners hope they can make up lost revenue after the record-breaking snowstorm that hit Eastern Iowa during Small Business Saturday this past weekend. "This historic storm really set our small businesses back," Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell of Cedar Rapids said. Small Business Saturday is...
Free Gun Locks Now Available in Linn County Through Local Harm Reduction Program
Linn County Public Health is working with the Cedar Rapids Police Department and Project ChildSafe to offer free gun locks. The locks are available through harm reduction vending machines in Linn County. This effort expands a program started in June 2024 by the Substance Misuse Committee. That program first provided...
Emergency crews respond to apartment complex fire in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Emergency crews responded to a fire on the 2200 block of Westdale Drive Southwest at 9:58 p.m. Monday night. When crews got there they quickly started working to put out the flames and were able to get them fully out just after 10:30 p.m. Fire...
Power Outage Woes: A Community’s Struggle with Recurring Electricity Issues
Residents of Coralville, near N Ridge Park, experienced a power outage on Linnco REC's network. The outage, which started around 10 am, initially left some homes with partial power, allowing heating systems to continue functioning. However, the situation escalated to a full outage, leaving residents without heat. The...
WATCH LIVE: Tough travel as winds leading to drifting snow in open, rural areas
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The snow has stopped, but the storm is not fully done with eastern Iowa. Winds have picked up as the system has moved east and has lead to blowing and drifting snow overnight into Sunday morning. Winds coming in from the northwest...
Old World Christmas Market returns to Cedar Rapids for festive weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Old World Christmas Market, inspired by traditional European markets, is returning to Cedar Rapids. Dr. Cecilia Rokusek and Andrea Siebenmann of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library joined Iowa's News Now to discuss the annual event. The market will take place Saturday,...
Iowa City giving out free road salt
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa City Streets Division has free road salt available for residents. The salt is located in the parking lot of its building on 3901 Napoleon Lane. Shovels and buckets are not provided. The salt is to be used on residential sidewalks and is not...
Linn County expands harm reduction program with free gun locks in public vending machines
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — Linn County Public Health is expanding its harm reduction initiative by adding free gun locks to public vending machines across the county in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Police Department and Project ChildSafe. The gun locks are available at six machines located at the Linn...
Marion plans overnight snow removal; parking restrictions in effect from 2 a.m. Tuesday
MARION, Iowa — Snow removal operations are scheduled to take place overnight in the Uptown Marion area beginning early Tuesday, Dec. 2. City crews will start work at 2 a.m. Tuesday to clear snow from 6th, 7th and 8th avenues, as well as connecting areas between 9th and 13th streets. Crews will also remove accumulated...
