Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids nightclub has been forced to close its doors. According to a Facebook post, Tru Nightclub is no longer open for business after their landlord terminated their lease. In the post, Tru Nightclub reported they do not have any violations or tickets issued...

CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA (WHO) — Dozens of more dogs were rescued from what authorities described as a neglect situation at an unlicensed breeder’s properties on Friday, nearly two years after a similar rescue. On Tuesday, the Animal Rescue League of Iowa announced that they had responded to a call from the Cedar County...

First Alert Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Jow Winters has Your First Alert Forecast, featuring warming temperatures and storm chances. First Alert Forecast: Tuesday, Afternoon, June 10th. Updated: 15 hours ago. First Alert Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Jow Winters has your First Alert Forecast, featuring warmer...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Families in Cedar Rapids are getting their first looks at the designs for new schools to be built on the site of Hoover and Van Buren elementary schools. During Monday’s school board meeting, Shive Hattery presented renderings of what the new schools would look like....

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) - Homes are built and under construction in Hiawatha. Construction by different developers in different parts of town comes after a 2019 housing needs assessment found the region and Hiawatha need more homes. Hiawatha specifically is on pace to surpass it’s estimated need of nearly 430 homes...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art will once again open its doors to the public free of charge this summer, from July 1 through August 31, continuing a tradition that has now reached its 16th year. “Our Free Summer Accessibility Program—now in its 16th year—is...

BELLE PLAINE, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — A former employee of an eastern Iowa pharmacy has pleaded guilty to swapping prescriptions drugs for an over-the-counter pain reliever. Thomas Kelly, of Cedar Rapids, admitted to taking prescription opioids while working at Hartig Drug in Belle Plaine over a four month...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Marcus Dejohn Wallace, 29, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. The three-day trial took place in Cedar Rapids federal court. Evidence presented at trial revealed Wallace led police on a high-speed chase when...

Black squirrels are not too terribly common, but they do exist and, we actually see them in higher numbers here in Eastern Iowa than many other parts of the country. While at first glance you may think, "STUNK!" Black squirrels are not skunks at all. They are, in fact, regular old Eastern Gray and Fox squirrels, the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Margo Ann Williams, a 63-year-old accountant and adjunct business instructor from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for laundering over $800,000 from a multi-state business email compromise scheme. Williams was found guilty on September 12, 2024, of bank fraud, money...