Cedar Rapids IA

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A wave of construction projects is creating a labor shortage in Eastern Iowa as companies work to staff multiple large-scale developments. Larson Construction is working on six projects in Linn County this spring, including the county’s new Secondary Road Department building. The company is among those seeing increased demand for workers.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board could go into three closed meetings next week to “evaluate the professional competency” of staff amid months of probing financial shortfalls after school officials failed to accurately track monthly spending and revenue for almost three years. The closed sessions are to immediately follow the school board meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. April 28, two weeks after the...

The 17-year-old faces five charges of attempted murder.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City woman is charged with arson from a Sunday morning fire at Mesquakie Park. Hailee Weaver, 31, is now charged with first-degree arson. Online court documents say Weaver was at a wooden shack where someone lives at the park and asked to leave. An hour later she was banging on things outside the residence. Two people inside could...

Linn County has received reports of a new round of fraudulent text messages targeting residents. This round of text messages include what claims to be a final notice from the State of Iowa about unpaid tolls, parking violations, and speed violations – yet the notice also claims to be from the municipal court of St. Louis County in Missouri. The text message instructs the recipient...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Scammers are continuing their efforts to steal money, but Cedar Rapids Police say awareness remains the best defense. A recent example circulating online appears official at first glance, but contains several clear errors. Officials note there is no St. Louis County in Iowa, the state’s Great Seal is displayed incorrectly, and Iowa does not operate a traffic court in Clayton, Missouri...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — The former principal of Cedar Rapids Prep is pleading not guilty to two harassment charges after he was accused of threatening to kill someone last month. Justin Blietz, 41, entered his plea on Thursday ahead of a hearing scheduled for Friday. Blietz,...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City woman faces one count of first-degree arson following a fire Sunday morning. Hailee Weaver, 31, was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into the incident, an Iowa City public safety spokesperson shared Thursday. The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a call...

North Liberty's soul food restaurant is planning to move this summer after a decade at their current location!

Renters in Iowa City saw apartment listing prices decrease 6% from March 2025's median of $1,350, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,275 in March. Median listing prices in Iowa City are trending 8% downwards from the previous month's $1,386 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four...