Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Public Library held its Back to School Social event Saturday. The event gives an opportunity to children who have never ridden a school bus to ride on one as they prepare to start kindergarten. The library says its exciting helping the kids...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A car that drove through the front of a Cedar Rapids donut shop, and now, the owner of Munchi Mochi says her business is already back on its feet. “No, it’s not stopping me,” said Kira Anthony, Munchi Mochi owner. At 20 years...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Sunday marks the five year anniversary of the derecho sweeping across eastern Iowa, bringing wind gusts up to 140 miles per hour. Mercy Medical Center and Unity Point- St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids sustained damage and lost power. St. Luke’s had to tear...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - NextEra is moving forward with the next steps to recommission the Duane Arnold plant near Palo. The Duane Arnold plant was decommissioned in August 2020 after sustaining damage from the derecho. NextEra Energy recently expressed interest in recommissioning the plant, with hopes to open it...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The word derecho wasn't invented on August 10, 2020 but it was the day the many in Iowa learned what it was. The term derecho was actually coined in Iowa in 1888 by a University of Iowa professor. Gustavus Hinrichs used the word to describe winds going in one direction in...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — August 10, 2020 is a day many in eastern Iowa remember vividly as sunny skies quickly turned dark and winds picked up for what felt like an eternity. A powerful and record-breaking derecho swept across the state, taking everyone by surprise as...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A garage attic fire was reported in Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon. At around noon, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched to a residence in the 100 Block of Oklahoma Ave SW for a call about light smoke and brown spots in the ceiling of a garage.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Like many in eastern Iowa, August 10, 2020 started off as an ordinary day for the Cedar Rapids Public Works Department and Mike Duffy who was their operations manager five years ago. "We had a day ahead of us that we thought...

In the last two decades, Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher has put Iowa whiskey on the map. Now, the Eastern Iowa business is preparing to celebrate their 20 year anniversary with a big party!. The History of Cedar Ridge. Cedar Ridge got its start back in 2005 and released its...

If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I LOVE karaoke. Like, really love it. And, because my friends all know that, I'm always getting asked, "who has karaoke tonight?" With the help of business' websites and Facebook pages, as well as the Cedar Rapids Karaoke Junkies Facebook page, we are answering...