Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque man was sentenced to 37 years in prison after two people in Marion died from drugs he sold them. Cody Dittmar, 34, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. A jury convicted him last June to distributing heroin and fentanyl, which...

(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A Linn County man convicted of quadruple murder is appealing his conviction. A jury found Luke Truesdell guilty in November of the murders of four people in rural Marion two years ago. He was sentenced to three life sentences plus fifty years last week. Truesdell's lawyers...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Hiawatha man with ties to two school districts has pleaded guilty to indecent contact with a child. According to a criminal complaint, Peyton Helgeson had indecent contact with a child at St. Matthew’s Catholic School’s Early Childhood Center. As part of the...

Is the Big Arch Burger worth the hype? I took the first bite so you don’t have to.

A farmland auction near Durant, in eastern Iowa, saw two high-quality tracts totaling 111 acres sell for $19,500 per acre (Tract 1) and $15,900 per acre (Tract 2), for a combined price of roughly $2.03 million. Both tracts featured exceptional soils, primarily Tama silty clay loam, with CSR2 ratings of 92.2 and 91....

Hannah Stuelke's mom talks about the big plays Hannah made during the Iowa vs. Illinois game.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids Police have released crime stats for February. Homicide, aggravated assault, theft from vehicle, theft of vehicle, and shots fired are all lower than they were in 2025. Burglaries are the only crime reported higher this February than in February of 2025. The report...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – Drivers along Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 should prepare for multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning late Thursday night, with a higher risk for severe weather developing by Friday...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Heather Murr put $30 in her gas tank Tuesday and got 9.681 gallons — not even half a tank. “It is very hard, and it’s only going to get harder. So I hope America knows how to use coupons,” she said.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa House passed a bill Tuesday that would require schools to accept cash as payment for after-school activities, including sports events. Many Iowa school districts have stopped accepting cash for events, instead requiring attendees to purchase tickets online or pay with a card at...