Cedar Rapids IA

DES MOINES, Iowa — Nearly a month after the first report, West Nile virus cases have jumped in Iowa, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first human case was reported in Emmet County on Aug. 14 by Iowa Health and...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A shooting in Cedar Rapids left one person hurt on Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to a report of shots fired at the 100 block of 27th Street NE. Officials said one person was taken to the hospital after being shot....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Guatemalan woman was sentenced after using a fraudulent social security card to gain employment in the United States. 35-year-old Cindy Santos-Perez, a citizen of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use of an identification document. Police say Santos-Perez admitted to...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Authorities are investigating after a body was recovered from a lake in Iowa City on Wednesday. At approximately 11:41 a.m. Wednesday, Iowa City officers responded to a report of a body in Sand Lake at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. Authorities recovered the body from...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) - HACAP is on the search for a new CEO, as current CEO Jane Drapeaux announced she will retire at the end of this year. Drapeaux has served as the Chief Executive Officer for the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. since 2007. Before being named to that position, she spent more than 7...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Temperatures are on the rise as we move through the rest of the week and into the weekend, with highs climbing near 90 by Friday and Saturday. Thankfully, humidity levels should stay in check, so while it’ll be hot, it won’t feel overly oppressive.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Police Department tells KCRG-TV9 that a pedestrian was stuck by a vehicle Wednesday morning. Police say it happened at 8:58 a.m. in the 1500-block of 1st Ave SE. Police say the pedestrian was treated on scene, but it’s not clear if that...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will officially decide on the district’s $117 million bond proposal on November 4. The Board of Education approved placing the bond referendum on the ballot during its meeting Monday night. If passed by voters, money for...

In just two minutes, the lives of many around the country were changed forever. The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School took the lives of two children and injured 18 others on Aug. 27. Children were attending their back-to-school mass when shots were fired through the church windows into their pews.

Discover the hidden gem of Squire Point, a family-friendly fall foliage hike in North Liberty, Iowa.