Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Fire departments across the Cedar Rapids area are streamlining the inspection process for food truck owners. To sell food from a food truck, owners need to go through a permitting process, which includes a fire inspection. Both are needed for each city where a truck plans to park. Fire departments are now making it a one-stop shop for a...

The new trucks can hold more packages, have air conditioning, and blind spot detection.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KIMT) -- ITC Midwest will fly helicopters to inspect high-voltage transmission lines across its service area from May 11-22, weather permitting. The aerial patrols check the overall condition of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC Midwest. Crews will inspect vegetation near transmission structures, wood poles, wires, insulators and other equipment.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa gave a first look at a new space research facility designed to expand the state’s role in spacecraft development and science. The Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory was showcased during a media preview on Thursday at Van Allen Hall. University officials say...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A federal judge has accepted a plea deal of a Davenport man accused in a string of burglaries in Cedar Rapids last year. Alexander Jessop, 24, pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawful transport of firearms. Cedar Rapids Police arrested Jessop in June of 2025...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — We continue our coverage of the proposed Alliant Energy gas plant that would be right off Highway 30 and Linn Benton Road. We learned Alliant officially filed its paperwork with the Iowa Utilities Commission on Wednesday. There are concerns from those living near the proposed...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with reckless use of fire related to a large brush fire that burned out of control a month ago. On March 30, more than 50 firefighters responded to the field fire on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids, near the 900 block of 44th Street. The fire burned for several hours and sprawled...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A fundraising campaign has been launched for a University of Iowa student who was seriously injured during the Ped Mall shooting in downtown Iowa City. The campaign, posted on GoFundMe, seeks to support Miranda, who family members say was struck by gunfire while standing in a crowd during a fight at the Pedestrian Mall.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Frosty mornings are very much on the table as the week goes on. Skies will turn partly cloudy into the night. As we go through it, a few sprinkles or showers are going to again attempt to fall in eastern Iowa. Like last night, this disturbance won’t have a ton of moisture to work with, limiting the overall impact from...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A YouTube video questioning the Cedar Rapids Marathon route has prompted organizers to respond to concerns about how the course is being planned and whether claims in the video are accurate. The video claims parts of the route include private property, gravel roads and railroad...