Cedar Rapids IA

The First Avenue Hy-Vee grocery store closed in June of 2024. Since then, there has been what is termed as a 'food desert' for residents in the area who need food. A new market is scheduled to open this weekend, bringing fresh produce to people who haven't been able to get any for over a year.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A longtime landmark in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village is entering a new chapter as new owners breathe life into the historic Sykora Bakery building while working to preserve its legacy. For decades, the Sykora Bakery building stood as a symbol of tradition and community...

Tue-Sat: 10:30 AM–7:30 PM (Closed Sunday & Monday) Cedar Rapids’ Mount Vernon Road welcomes Tim Palmer aka “The Salsa Guy” to his first brick-and-mortar location after 19 years at the farmer’s market where customers constantly asked when he’d open a restaurant. With nine kids...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A new state law is forcing the three counties that house state universities, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and UNI, to move away from at-large elections when picking county supervisors. Monday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will meet to review the state's non-partisan...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Officials have called a series of crashes along a six-mile stretch of I-80 east of Iowa City on Saturday a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). An MCI is "an event in which the number of injured or affected individuals overwhelms local emergency and healthcare resources in a short period of time,...

GREEN BAY – Packer Fastener has opened a new branch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CEO Terry Albrecht said the new location will provide faster access to fasteners and industrial products for contractors, manufacturers and fabricators across the Midwest – particularly in high-demand sectors such as renewable energy, EV...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - Cars and semis remain wrecked on the sides of I-80 after several crashes and hours-long delays Saturday. First responders received the call for the first crash on I-80 around 9:30 Saturday morning. After that, slick conditions led to a chain reaction that caused dozens of crashes within a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Fire crews responded late Saturday night to a fire inside a multi-level industrial corn milling facility on 1st Street SW. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to the plant just before 11 p.m. after employees reported a fire in one of the building’s starch dryers.

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WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Officials have classified the multiple crashes involving dozens of vehicles along Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa on Saturday a mass casualty event. At around 9:42 a.m., the West Branch Fire Department said it responded to a “large-scale, multi-vehicle crash” on I-80 near mile marker 262. The fire...