Cedar Rapids IA

Iowa snowstorm blankets the state with over one foot of snow!

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — Linn County REC is reporting more than 3,300 outages in the Coralville area as of 1 p.m. on Monday. According to a Facebook post by the electrical cooperative the issue has been traced to faulty equipment owned by the transmission company that supplies power to Linn County REC.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Transportation reported that the left lane of I-380 northbound is blocked due to a crash. The incident occurred between Exit 10: County Road F12 and Exit 13: County Road E70, near Shueyville. The update was provided today at 7:47 a.m. CST....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The powerful winter storm over Thanksgiving weekend delivered heavy snowfall across the state, especially north of I-80, where many areas reported over a foot of snow. Here in eastern Iowa, a few locations stood out. Waterloo and Cedar Falls received 14.5" of snow, marking the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — City officials say this weekend’s prolonged snowstorm placed significant strain on crews working to clear streets, and they are asking residents to do their part to keep plows moving. Assistant Public Works Director Mike Duffy said crews began plowing Friday evening and continued through...

CEDAR RAPIDS, iowa — Local shop owners hope they can make up lost revenue after the record-breaking snowstorm that hit Eastern Iowa during Small Business Saturday this past weekend. "This historic storm really set our small businesses back," Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell of Cedar Rapids said. Small Business Saturday is...

Linn County Public Health is working with the Cedar Rapids Police Department and Project ChildSafe to offer free gun locks. The locks are available through harm reduction vending machines in Linn County. This effort expands a program started in June 2024 by the Substance Misuse Committee. That program first provided...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Emergency crews responded to a fire on the 2200 block of Westdale Drive Southwest at 9:58 p.m. Monday night. When crews got there they quickly started working to put out the flames and were able to get them fully out just after 10:30 p.m. Fire...

Residents of Coralville, near N Ridge Park, experienced a power outage on Linnco REC's network. The outage, which started around 10 am, initially left some homes with partial power, allowing heating systems to continue functioning. However, the situation escalated to a full outage, leaving residents without heat. The...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The snow has stopped, but the storm is not fully done with eastern Iowa. Winds have picked up as the system has moved east and has lead to blowing and drifting snow overnight into Sunday morning. Winds coming in from the northwest...