Cedar Rapids highlights a “Week without driving” to promote health and transportation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The Heathiest State Walk, born from the rising obesity and cancer rates in the state, is an initiative with the goal to help put health at the forefront of people's minds. The event took place in all of Iowa's 99 counties and...
Highway 151 blocked by crash near Anamosa
ANAMOSA, Iowa — Highway 151 closed near Anamosa due to a crash. It happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Iowa DOT says it happened near X40 and IA 64. That's near the intersection of Shaw Road and Highway 151, not far from the Wapsipinicon River. This is a...
Firefighters train for rare, dangerous rescue
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Though people don’t often get trapped in trenches, construction workers are in them all the time, and trench walls caving in could be a life threatening situation. Firefighters practice the rare rescue mission because even small mistakes could spiral it out of control. The...
A student’s research project at Cornell College led to the return of a 1,000-year-old...
The student's research found that the statue, which had been part of the Mount Vernon college's art collection for over a century, had been taken from the Etowah Indian Mounds in Georgia in 1886. It was returned to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation on Sept. 30.
Two people taken into custody after police chase in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Two people were taken into custody after leading officers on a chase in Cedar Rapids. At approximately 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, officers conducted a traffic stop near Oakland and 29th NE. The driver immediately took off after hitting a vehicle directly in front of the officer,...
A Popular New Farmers Market Vendor Has Moved Into Lindale Mall
It's official! Cafe Beignets is now open in the food court at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids!
Victim’s elbow “extremely displaced” in Iowa City bar assault
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Clinton man is charged following an incident at a downtown Iowa City bar that left another man with a dislocated elbow. Court records show 24-year-old Jacob Cooley is charged with Assault Causing Serious Injury. According to a criminal complaint, the incident happened around 1:15...
Iowa City manufactured home residents demand action amid rising rent, maintenance concerns
Residents of manufactured homes in Iowa City are continuing to fight maintenance issues and rising rent costs from out-of-state ownership. Havenpark Communities, based in Utah, owns Modern Manor, Lake Ridge Estates, and Sunrise Village parks. Many residents, including seniors and those on fixed incomes, are...
Johnson County officials no longer support joint law enforcement facility
Plans for a joint law enforcement facility between Iowa City and Johnson County have been put to an end after Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel and the Board of Supervisors expressed opposition. Despite the Iowa City City Council narrowly voting to move forward with the facility in a 4-3 vote...
Driver killed in Anamosa crash identified
ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa State Patrol has released the name of a man killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday on Highway 151 in Anamosa. That crash happened at approximately 8:10 a.m. Monday on Highway 151 between Exits 54 and 63. Authorities say an Oldsmobile Cutlass, driven by 83-year-old Clifford...
