Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A decades-old business in Czech Village is soon closing its doors. Czech Village Antiques, 82 16th Ave. SW, owned by Pam and Ken Lewis since 1989, will end operations Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, after the couple sold the buildings housing the business earlier this year.

Four Iowa companies announced closings on the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, site in November. The closings resulted in the loss of 144 jobs. A fifth company, Insane Impact LLC of Des Moines, also announced during November that it was closing, but that listing proved to be a reporting...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The FBI says you should watch where your money is going on Giving Tuesday. “Whether you are shopping, connecting with loved ones, or looking to give back, there are small, but important steps everyone can take to better protect themselves online," said Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mostly cloudy sky this afternoon with some light snow possible late tonight. Much colder air arrives on Wednesday night and continues into Thursday, when wind chills may drop between ten and twenty degrees below zero. Temperatures on Thursday are expected to stay in the single digits or...

Packer Fastener announced Monday that it has officially opened its first branch in Iowa. The Wisconsin fastener and industrial supply distributor said that the new hub in Cedar Rapids would serve contractors and manufacturers both in the Hawkeye State and throughout the Midwest. “Our expansion into Cedar Rapids is...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Eastbound U.S. 6 between Coralville and Tiffin is back open Tuesday morning following a crash overnight. The crash also blocked I-80 westbound for a period of time. Lanes have since reopened. This crash happened between U.S. 6 and Exit 239: Iowa 27 (Coralville). Around midnight traffic...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Bitterly cold air is set to grip eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois midweek, with dangerously low wind chills expected from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service...

Linn County, Iowa — Two people were transported to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash Monday evening on W Mount Vernon Road near O’Connor Road, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred around 6:07 p.m. on December 1, 2025. Deputies, Mount Vernon–Lisbon Police, Mount Vernon Fire,...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two of the four traffic cameras along the Interstate 380 turned back on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and will start issuing warnings until next month. The cameras had been turned off following the passage of a new state law in 2024 that gave Iowa DOT the power to regulate where speed cameras could operate.

Iowa's I-80 has recently been ranked as the most dangerous road in the US for winter holiday travel. This has sparked a discussion among the University of Iowa's students and commuting staff about their experiences driving in the challenging winter conditions on I-80. The Daily Iowan has requested for those willing...