Cedar Rapids IA

State regulators have issued warnings to four Iowa nurses for allegedly using drugs or being impaired while working in hospitals and other care settings. The Iowa Board of Nursing recently charged Wendy Jones, also known as Wendy Hackett and Wendy Hockett — board records give both spellings — with practicing nursing wh

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – An Iowa City Community School District board member is resigning after a tense public work session, citing board “dysfunction” and expressing doubt that the district can regain the public’s trust amidst a financial crisis. Jayne Finch announced her plans to step down following a disagreement wi

UAW members who work for John Deere voted against a contract extension with the company on Sunday.

A Cedar Rapids veteran has started a nonprofit to help fellow veterans with basic needs, including housing and utilities.

BENTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The newest member of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office is only 12 weeks old, but officials say he already has an important job: helping take care of the people who spend their days responding to others in crisis. Stanley is a new wellness dog...

Butter & Jam Café began welcoming customers this weekend inside of a former Arby's location in Johnson County!

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - One person has life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to Prairieburg Road and Maxwell Road for a report of a motorcycle accident with serious injury around 2:50 pm Sunday. Authorities said witnesses came...

MARENGO -– Compass Memorial Healthcare’s orthopedic surgery team made history as reported by Stryker Mako Robotics by performing the first robot-assisted total shoulder replacement surgery in rural Iowa, the hospital said in a press release. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ross Doehrmann and the Compass Memorial Healthcare sur

Iowa might not be the first place you’d think of when planning a ramen trip, but the state’s food scene has quietly grown into something genuinely worth paying attention to. From Des Moines to Iowa City to Cedar Rapids, a new wave of Japanese-influenced restaurants has been building...

OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG) - A farm in Oxford has moved away from growing corn and soybeans, planting elderberries, hazelnuts and chestnuts instead. Anna Geyer has transitioned the farm out of row crops through a practice known as agroforestry, which combines farming with trees and shrubs. “It’s a different landscape of...