Cedar Rapids IA

AMES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced a new state-funded conservation cost-share pilot project supporting farmers and landowners in the watersheds upstream from the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas. The Streamside Buffer Initiative encourages farmers and landowners living in these...

Police say reports of gunshots delayed dismissal for the first day of school at Johnson STEAM Academy in Cedar Rapids. This happened just before 2 yesterday afternoon in the area of 4th Avenue and 16th Street Southeast. The Cedar Rapids Community School District says they dismissed students nine minutes late. Police...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A neighborhood grocery store in Cedar Rapids is now more accessible for shoppers, thanks to a new parking lot that officially opened this week. The Cultivate Hope Corner Store, located on Ellis Boulevard NW, has added the parking area in response to customer and staff feedback since opening in...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The first participant in the Make My Move Greater Cedar Rapids program is moving across the county to earn incentives and work remotely in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, and the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Program have introduced a relocation incentive program...

CENTER POINT, Iowa — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in an early morning stabbing in Center Point. Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of someone injured by a knife on the 1300 block of Franklin Street just before 1 A.M. Wednesday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A new initiative from the U.S. Department of Transport is aiming to improve safety and mobility on roads. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants crosswalk art like the checkered flag crosswalk in Indianapolis and the pride crosswalk in Orlando removed from crosswalks across the nation. A...

PALO, Iowa (KCRG) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week granted a waiver for Next Era Energy to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Linn County. The filing on Monday notes that Next Era aims to have the nuclear plant restarted sometime in 2028 at a cost of $50-$100 million.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City man is sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for gun and drug charges. 34 -year-old Janard Fitzgerald Goins was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

A Johnson County many has been found guilty of exposing himself to an 11 year-old at the toy aisle at an Iowa City Walmart. Dustin Hills was charged back in December 2023. The jury deliberated for just 12 minutes before finding Hills guilty. The victim and her mother both did testify at trial.

In this edition of “Ask the Board,” we feature Melissa Riedesel and Grant Humston, Owners of Milex Complete Auto Care, an auto repair franchise in Iowa. The duo shares how entrepreneurs and small business owners can fast-track their revenue. If you could create your own fantasy board of...