MTB trails, senior housing and retail headed to former ACT campus
Mountain bike trails, senior housing and retail may be headed to a nearly 400-acre site in northeast Iowa City. The former headquarters of ACT, Inc., is being reimagined by a variety of developers in an effort to revitalize the once-sprawling office park. ACT will continue to occupy some buildings for 75 employees whil
Veterans on cross-country bike trek stop in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some 1,200 miles in, Patrick Smith is about a third of the way across the United States on the American Rail Trail -- he’s one of six combat veterans riding as part of the Warrior Bike Expedition. They started in Washington D.C. and are...
Swimming portion canceled at Pleasant Creek Park after bacteria spike
Swimming portion canceled at Pleasant Creek Park after bacteria spike.
UPDATE: Iowa City temporarily suspends transit service as severe weather hits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Transit service in Iowa City has resumed following early Wednesday morning storms. The city made the decision on Wednesday to halt service as they monitored weather conditions. They are asking for everyone's patience as they return to their normal schedule.
Cedar Rapids School Board to give principals, building administrators $20K bonus to retire early
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids School Board voted unanimously on Monday on a resolution that will give principals and other eligible building administrators who retire early a $20,000 bonus. The resolution states that the Supplemental Early Retirement Incentive (SERI) Plan for Building Administrators will
More than 6,000 without power across Iowa following severe weather
KGAN BROADCAST PARK, Iowa — More than 6,000 Iowans are currently without power following severe weather Wednesday morning, according to poweroutage.com. Most are coming from Johnson County with over 3,000 outages, followed by Marshall County with 525, and Tama County with 417. More than half of the outages are...
LIVE: High winds, flash flooding in eastern Iowa Wednesday morning
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - We’re tracking severe weather threats across eastern Iowa this morning. You can stay up to date with weather warnings in your area and road conditions here. The Marshalltown airport clocked wind speeds above 90 miles per hour around 5:30 Wednesday morning. Winds that speed...
Monticello man cited, injured in two-vehicle crash
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Monticello man that sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday has been cited, Linn County officials say. First responders arrived at the crash scene at Troy Mills Road and Central City Road around 3:52 p.m. Upon arrival, authorities determined that a silver Ford F-250 rear-
Working but still struggling: New report finds one in three east central Iowa households...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A new report from United Way of East Central Iowa shows that thousands of households across the region are working but still struggling to afford basic necessities. The latest ALICE report found that one in three households in East Central Iowa falls below the ALICE...
UI graduate unions scold Regents over new civics center, staffing
The 1915 song “ Solidarity Forever " is a cry for unity. “It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade…Now we stand outcast and starving midst the wonders we have made," reads a verse in the song. More: Mandatory UI civics classes raise concerns about academic freedom More than a hundred years la
