Cedar Rapids woman donates blood for 51st time at age 100
A 100-year-old woman in Cedar Rapids donated blood for the 51st time Monday while coordinating an ImpactLife blood drive at her church.
This Enormous Discount Store In Iowa Has Rare Books For $3 And Kitchen Items...
The moment you push your cart through the doors of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Iowa City, you enter a parallel universe where the laws of retail pricing no longer apply and brand-name merchandise sells for prices that seem like typos. It’s a place where $3 can buy you a...
Man causes explosion while smoking meth in Iowa City shelter, police say
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A man is facing multiple drug charges after the Iowa City Police Department says he caused an explosion in a winter shelter bathroom. Officers detained Abdiqani Haji Mohamud, 44, on December 4, 2025, after police and fire responded to the incident at the Winter Extreme Temperature shelter...
UI alum opens new record store in North Liberty
Tucked away in the back of an unmarked commercial unit off Ranshaw Way in North Liberty, Isaac Smith sat among boxes of records and CDs, combing through his collection and pricing each item. With less than a week left, he had a laundry list of tasks to prepare for the...
Iowa City man arrested on theft, credit card fraud charges
The Iowa City Police Department arrested a person of interest in a 2025 credit card crime investigation Tuesday. Michael Amerson, 32, was arrested Tuesday for alleged unauthorized use of a credit card under $1,500 and fourth-degree theft charges, a serious misdemeanor for property theft over $300, according to Iowa...
Everyday Iowa – What’s happening at the History Center
Learn about The History Center’s new exhibit “Grant Wood: Seriously Silly,” History Happy Hour, a Valentine’s Day event and more!
15 years since Groundhog Day Blizzard
EASTERN IOWA (Iowa's News Now) — Some of you may remember it well, the powerful winter storm that brought heavy snowfall amounts and strong winds between January 31 and February 2, 2011. As snow started to fall, visibility dropped to 1/4 mile or less in many places. Blizzard conditions...
Cedar Rapids, IA – Weather Alert: I-80, US 30 Hit By 2.5 Inches of...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Cedar Rapids, Iowa — A fast-moving snow band dropped up to 2.5 inches across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois, creating slippery road conditions Monday night. According to the National Weather Service...
Trees planted down middle of First Avenue considered for busy Cedar Rapids thoroughfare
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A tree-lined median down the center of First Avenue East is among the options under consideration for a portion of the major thoroughfare, as Cedar Rapids prepares to present its First Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan. Residents are invited to an open house from 4:30 p.m....
Cedar Rapids woman sentenced to 16 years for fatal motorcycle crash
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Linn County judge sentenced the driver of a car that hit and killed a motorcyclist in 2023 to 16 years in prison. Debra Trimble took a plea agreement in December - the day before her trial was scheduled to start. She pled guilty to...
