Cedar Rapids IA

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Authorities identified the victim of a fatal house fire near West Branch as William Rung, 67, of West Branch. The fire was reported at 4:29 a.m. Friday at a residence located at 3539 Johnson Cedar Road NE, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. Deputies and firefighters from several area

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The vacant lot on Collins Road is getting a new tenant. VASA Fitness is opening its first Iowa location this fall, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. The gym would fill the space formerly owned by Hy-Vee. The location has sat empty since it’s closure in...

An 18-year-old Iowa City resident has been sentenced for his role in a targeted shooting. Moayed Elsid, of Iowa City, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting an Iowa City woman in the stomach around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2025. Elsid was found guilty of assault by a jury trial on April 3. His co-defendant, Natha

A brand new restaurant with a big outdoor patio is headed to Tiffin! Get ready for pizza, burgers, pasta, and more at Cornerstone Pub!. According to the business' Facebook page, Cornerstone Pub is owned by two brothers, Dellis and Bruce Miller. Their mission for the new restaurant is simple: "good food, cold drinks, an

A busy weekend for Iowa men’s wrestling concluded on Sunday at the U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials. And among 13 current/future Hawkeyes to compete, none was more successful than U23 national champion Jordan Williams. Williams – who remains in the transfer portal and has yet to indicate what he’ll do with his f

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A three-year-old was hurt after a motor vehicle accident Saturday. Officers responded to the 700 block of Savannah Drive around 5:34 p.m. Officials did not provide an update on the child’s condition. Police say the accident is still under investigation and criminal charges are possible.

Wearing a bright green tie-dye shirt with the words “Vote Sullivan” written boldly across his chest, Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan has spent the past several months introducing himself to voters in a way he never had to before — campaigning within a newly drawn district rather than across the county.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Congo man was sentenced Monday in Cedar Rapids in connection to a fraudulent visa scheme. 40-year-old Joseph Onolenga Okamba, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly trying to obtain fraudulent visas for citizens. Okamba came to the Un

SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A Solon man is facing charges after allegedly attacking a man for not giving him charcoal. 33-year-old Jacob Allen Ray is charged with assault, first-degree burglary, second-degree robbery and obstruction of emergency communications. The incident occurred at a residence Saturday around 7:40 p.m. Ac

WILLIAMSBURG — Missing a sixth officer and expecting to lose his fifth, Williamsburg Police Chief Jason Mochal asked the Williamsburg City Council for permission to hire another officer or two. Mochal outlined the cost of having a six-officer police force based on the salary scale approved by the city council last year