Green Square Meals to reopen at temporary location after smoke damage
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Green Square Meals says it is not closing permanently and plans to reopen at its current location once cleanup is complete following smoke damage. In a social media update posted Wednesday, the nonprofit said while damage was limited to smoke, the impact is significant in the food industry and...
Elizabeth Moen’s return for Free Week spotlights arts accessibility in Iowa City
Elizabeth Moen returned to Iowa City a decade after she graduated from the University of Iowa to perform her upcoming album “Fields on Fire” for a crowd of over 300 at The Englert Theatre on Feb. 21. After building momentum from her unreleased tracks, Moen sprinkled in older...
I-380 off-ramp in Johnson County closing overnight. Here’s the detour
Overnight road construction will close an off-ramp along an eastern Iowa interstate in the next few days. Construction crews will close the off-ramp from southbound Interstate 380 to Wright Brothers Boulevard nightly through Friday, beginning at 10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, before opening the next morning at 6 a.m.,...
First Alert Forecast: Wednesday Afternoon, February 25th
KCRG-TV9's Justin Roberts has your latest First Alert Forecast, featuring a look at tonight's snow chances.
ICCSD proposes staffing reductions, bus route consolidation, administration changes
The Iowa City Community School District presented a proposed action plan to cut $6 million in the next fiscal year at its school board meeting on Tuesday. Potential reductions include less elementary classroom teaching positions through retirements and resignations, consolidating bus routes, and reassigning district...
Ask The Archivist | The history of Black American films inside the UI archives
This is an installment in a multi- part series. Film history has a long and messy timeline. With the ease of tossing aside older movies from eras of silence and black and white, holes easily pop up. Lead Outreach and Engagement Librarian Elizabeth Riordan noticed this while going through the University of Iowa’s own...
Two-thirds of Iowa school districts to trigger budget guarantee amid enrollment declines
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - About two-thirds of Iowa school districts will not meet state-mandated budget levels this year because state education funding is not enough to offset enrollment declines. The situation triggers what is known as the budget guarantee, a state law that requires school district budgets...
New food pantry opens doors to IC community
The nonprofit Successful Living opened its newest service, a community food pantry, making a major step in a larger initiative to confront food insecurity in Iowa City. Successful Living announced the official opening of the pantry over social media on Jan. 6, as well as its hours of operation, running from 9 a.m. to...
Iowa City schools consider trimming $8M from budget by nixing positions
The Iowa City Community School District is finding ways to trim $5-6 million from its budget, primarily by eliminating dozens of positions. At the ICCSD school board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the district proposed $8 million in budget cuts to reduce spending for fiscal year 2027. The plan examines adjusting class...
Country Star Josh Turner to Play the Paramount Theatre
One of the biggest voices in country music is returning to Cedar Rapids. Get ready for the deep, bass-filled voice of Josh Turner!. Josh Turner burst onto the country scene with his hit song 'Long Black Train' in 2004. In 2006, he followed that up with his first #1 at country radio with 'Your Man', a song co-written...
