Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Indian Creek Nature Center has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Athletic Brewing Co.’s Two for the Trails program to support the restoration and enhancement of the Lynch Wetland. The 6.3-acre natural area, which features reconstructed tallgrass prairie, native woodland and paired wetlands, is...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s been nearly a year since the death of 38-year-old Christine Blount. The Iowa City Police Department is asking the public for help solving her homicide case. Blount was shot sometime around 2:38 a.m. December 30, 2024, on the 600 block of South Dodge...

The First Avenue Hy-Vee grocery store closed in June of 2024. Since then, there has been what is termed as a 'food desert' for residents in the area who need food. A new market is scheduled to open this weekend, bringing fresh produce to people who haven't been able to get any for over a year.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A longtime landmark in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village is entering a new chapter as new owners breathe life into the historic Sykora Bakery building while working to preserve its legacy. For decades, the Sykora Bakery building stood as a symbol of tradition and community...

Tue-Sat: 10:30 AM–7:30 PM (Closed Sunday & Monday) Cedar Rapids’ Mount Vernon Road welcomes Tim Palmer aka “The Salsa Guy” to his first brick-and-mortar location after 19 years at the farmer’s market where customers constantly asked when he’d open a restaurant. With nine kids...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A new state law is forcing the three counties that house state universities, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and UNI, to move away from at-large elections when picking county supervisors. Monday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will meet to review the state's non-partisan...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Officials have called a series of crashes along a six-mile stretch of I-80 east of Iowa City on Saturday a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). An MCI is "an event in which the number of injured or affected individuals overwhelms local emergency and healthcare resources in a short period of time,...

GREEN BAY – Packer Fastener has opened a new branch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CEO Terry Albrecht said the new location will provide faster access to fasteners and industrial products for contractors, manufacturers and fabricators across the Midwest – particularly in high-demand sectors such as renewable energy, EV...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - Cars and semis remain wrecked on the sides of I-80 after several crashes and hours-long delays Saturday. First responders received the call for the first crash on I-80 around 9:30 Saturday morning. After that, slick conditions led to a chain reaction that caused dozens of crashes within a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Fire crews responded late Saturday night to a fire inside a multi-level industrial corn milling facility on 1st Street SW. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to the plant just before 11 p.m. after employees reported a fire in one of the building’s starch dryers.