New UI program aims to increase Iowa’s low lung cancer screening rates
The University of Iowa is opening a new program, the Community Health Assessment and Monitoring in the Pharmacy, or CHAMP, to increase lung cancer screening rates in Iowa to address the state’s high case rate and low survival rate. According to Iowa Health and Human Services, only about 20...
Back Nine Indoor Golf to Open Cedar Rapids Location
A new indoor golf experience is teeing up in Cedar Rapids.
Luna’s Tacos opens downtown brick and mortar
For years, Isabel Garcia Luna served Downtown Iowa City customers through a window inside a small truck in the Pedestrian Mall called Luna’s Tacos. On Jan. 19, she stood in a familiar position but in a different place — still serving tacos and Mexican cuisine in Iowa City but from inside a brick-and-mortar restaurant...
Three Iowa Bars Make USA Today’s List of America’s Best Dive Bars
Late last year, USA Today put out a list of the best dive bars in America, and three Iowa businesses made the list!
Musical workshop offers audience opportunity to provide direct feedback to playwright
Over the past two weeks, Iowa City’s theater fans had the opportunity to attend and provide direct feedback about the musical-in-progress, “The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes.”. Over three different days, the creator of the musical, Steven Gross, held workshop-style performances that allowed the audience a...
Local efforts intensify as Iowa lawmakers discuss funding radon mitigation testing
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — Johnson County Public Health says that radon rates in Johnson County are 3 times higher than the national average. Radon is an odorless, naturally-occurring gas formed by the decay of radioactive materials. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause...
One hurt after Linn County crash
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - One person is hurt after a two-vehicle crash in Linn County Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 4:02 p.m. Tuesday, authorities responded to a crash at Wright Brothers Blvd and Maple Grove Road. Police say a Toyota Tundra heading north on Maple Grove Road failed to stop...
Five-time Cedar Rapids felon sentenced to federal prison
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man was given a seven and a half year federal prison sentence for gun possession as a felon with multiple prior convictions. A federal judge sentenced 48-year-old Kirby Truesdell after a jury trial found him guilty in August. Truesdell was seen on...
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll expand to QC with Davenport law office
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC has announced several new additions to its team of attorneys including four who are part of the firm’s expansion into the Quad Cities. Shuttleworth & Ingersoll is one of Iowa’s largest law firms. It has added nine new attorneys to...
Iowa teacher shortage shows improvement with 99% of positions filled
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Education reports nearly 99 percent of Iowa’s full-time teaching positions were filled this school year, an improvement from prior years, and three times better than the national average. At the University of Iowa, more students are pursuing teaching careers. In...
