Cedar Rapids IA

(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- More Cedar Rapids workers are being laid off. Collins Aerospace is announcing that several employees were let go yesterday, but an official number has not been released. The Iowa WARN Act requires companies with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days notice of layoffs, but...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The weather this week is setting the stage for an interesting mix of sun, humidity, and storms. Don’t be surprised by some showers/storms as an upper-level low moves through this afternoon and evening. After a warm but dry Saturday, Father’s Day is with us,...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) - Food Truck Friday in Our Town Hiawatha goes through the end of August. The Village Center Plaza was built in 2022, right in front of Hiawatha City Hall on Emmons Street. Food Truck Friday started that same year with just a couple of trucks. Now, the...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Staff from Cedar Rapids’ water treatment plant and the hazardous materials team at the Cedar Rapids Fire Department worked together Friday morning to run through a drill to test the safety procedures both departments have in place for an emergency hazmat scenario. “Training like this...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — An Iowa City man is cited after crashing with a sheriff's deputy's patrol car on Thursday morning. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said just before 7:30 a.m., a deputy was going north on Highway 965 near Swisher when a driver hit the patrol car. The...

Congratulations to Augustana College and its continuation of the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP), which for the first time graduated three students who are currently serving prison time in the East Moline Correctional Center. We appreciate this program for giving an educational opportunity for prisoners and...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Police have identified the man killed in the Coralville shooting. Coralville Police Officers responded to a call at the Western Hills Mobile Home Court. As officers headed to the scene, dispatchers told them about a shooting. When officers arrived, they found 27-year-old Mason Edwards of...

Highest-paying management jobs for people in Cedar Rapids. Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead...

A Cedar Rapids trucking company is receiving high praise from some of the top companies they work for. The Don Hummer Trucking Company is located off 33rd Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids. According to their website, they've been involved in freight transportation for more than 70 years. The Don Hummer Trucking Co. was...

The U.S. Department of Labor has sued an Iowa-based chain of Mexican restaurants, alleging the owner broke federal wage laws by failing to pay minimum wage and overtime. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, targets Mexico Lindo Grill & Cantina and its owner, Rocio...