University of Iowa Health Care settles $3.5M in malpractice lawsuits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle two malpractice lawsuits, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The State Appeal Board approved a $1.5 million settlement for the family of Jeffrey Spahn, who died in the operating room while undergoing surgery to repair...
KCRG First Alert Forecast: Tuesday morning, June 10th
First Alert Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Jow Winters has your First Alert Forecast, featuring warmer temperatures and storm chances. KCRG TV9 First Alert Storm Team's Justin Roberts has a warmer and muggier forecast with chances of showers & thunderstorms on the rise. KCRG First Alert Forecast. Updated: 20 hours ago.
Crash blocks part of I-380 in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Part of I-380 is closed due to a crash. Officers and EMT’s responded to the crash just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday to I-380 near 76th Avenue Southwest. That’s near College Community School District, and is in the heart of the construction zone as crews work to expand I-380.
More dogs rescued from unlicensed Cedar Co. breeder
CEDAR COUNTY, Iowa — Thirty-two dogs were removed from an unlicensed Cedar County breeder last week, less than two years after 30 other dogs were removed from the same location. The Animal Rescue of League of Iowa (ARL) says some of the 32 dogs removed on June 6, needed...
Cold case suspect gets public defender in 1983 Linn County murder case
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — The Linn County cold case murder suspect now has court-appointed counsel, court documents say. He was found through DNA testing more than four decades after a man was found beaten and shot to death. Michael Schappert, 64, is charged with first-degree murder and was arrested...
Eastern Iowa family featured in farming docuseries for diversification
MT. VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - The Kroul family farm in Mt. Vernon is the subject of the first episode in a docuseries called Farms of America. “You can’t depend on the income from just normal farming. One little downturn can really put some operations in trouble,” owner John Kroul said in the first episode.
Iowa’s Favorite Cedar Rapids Area Restaurants & Menu Items on DoorDash
Ordering food for delivery has never been easier than it is right now! Thanks to delivery services like DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats, you can have your favorite restaurants sent right to your front door... if you're willing to pay a little extra!. We took a look at the list...
Dementia patient allegedly wandered from Coralville facility, found at Nebraska truck stop
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing has fined a Coralville care facility after learning of a female resident who wandered from the home and was later found at a Nebraska truck stop 265 miles away. The incident occurred in January at Community NeuroRehab’s Glen Oaks facility in Coralville , a...
DataDecoded: Home flipping tumbles, as tight inventory narrows profits
The number of homes flipped by investors in 2024 declined for the second straight year, dropping 7.7% from 2023 and a whopping 32.4% from a recent peak in 2022, according to Attom’s 2024 Home Flipping Report. Last year, 297,885 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the U.S., a...
New robotic technology at the University of Iowa helping patients, doctors
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Health Care added three robots with the latest technology to its lineup for minimally invasive surgeries. The da Vinci 5 robots display three-dimensional imagery and are the first of their kind in Iowa. "The robot is designed with certain features that...