Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The American Red Cross says it’s facing an emergency blood shortage from a steep decline in supply since the end of May. It says hospitals see a higher demand for blood during the summer months, when people are more likely to suffer outdoor or recreational injuries.

Over the weekend, parishioners at 76 churches across 30 counties in northeast Iowa attended the final Eucharistic Masses with their community parish — at least for the foreseeable future. The rite is the central act of worship in the faith and an obligation for observant Catholics. Many will now...

Whenever big data center developers roll into town, their pitch ends up sounding something like this: hand over your land and your resources, throw in a decade of government subsidies, and we’ll give your ailing little burg some jobs, tax revenue, and a shiny new facility to boost the local economy.

Authorities provide an update on a bear spotted in Wetumpka last week.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City Animal Services are investigating a dog bite that occurred on Saturday, July 11. The biting incident took place around 8:30 p.m. at Fairmeadows Park on Lakeside Drive. The victim reported being bit by a stray dog while walking through the park. The dog...

Signage for Crab House Seafood Boil & Bar has appeared on one of the buildings attached to Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids!

A Cedar Rapids teenager accused of shooting and injuring five people on the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall had a history of weapons charges starting in 2022, a recent testimony revealed. During a July 10 hearing to consider moving the trial to juvenile court, Juvenile Court Officer Tony Dielschneider testified that Damarian

CEDAR RAPIDS — A judge Monday agreed to reset the trial for an Alabama man who is charged with trying to kill three officers during a high-speed chase on Dec. 31, 2025, in Eastern Iowa. Samuel Reese III, 32, of Center Point, Alabama, during a case management conference, asked 6th Judicial District Judge Ian Thornhill f

IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — The University of Iowa student accused of carrying a woman inside a campus dorm and then raping her is pleading not guilty to his charges. Court filings show Cameron Frattalone, 19, pled not guilty to one count of third-degree sexual abuse on...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Mikai Phelps is five years old, and was born with only one working heart ventricle. Last weekend, he stepped up to the plate at Kinnick Stadium during a Savannah Bananas show and hit a ceremonial first-pitch home run in front of about 70,000 fans. Mikai...