Cedar Rapids IA

In a series of readings highlighting University of Iowa faculty, a Book Matters event on Feb. 26 highlighted UI assistant professor Ashley Howard and her first book, “Midwest Unrest: 1960s Urban Rebellions and the Black Freedom Movement.”. The event took place at the Stanley Museum of Art, where Howard...

Work on $7.2 million project to begin by April 30 CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids city leaders have approved an additional $7.2 million in road work along Mount Vernon Road SE. City Council members last week unanimously approved the plans, specifications and form of contract for the project, which will go out for bids...

Saturday, April 25 will mark the first Day Party, a one-day mini-festival in downtown Iowa City co-directed by Mission Creek Festival and Brink, a literary nonprofit supporting hybrid writing. Tickets went on sale Friday morning. (Editor’s note: Little Village is involved with Day Party as a sponsor and as a...

Public school advocates have argued that a 2 percent increase in state funding isn’t enough. Class sizes are growing. Programs are being cut. Teachers are leaving. The funding formula is broken. That’s what they say, and they’re right. And then there’s the Iowa City Community School District....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - According to the USPS website, first-class mail within Cedar Rapids reaches its destination in just under three days, approximately 84 to 85 percent of the time. Data specific to the northeast side of Cedar Rapids — where most complaints have been reported — falls within the margin of...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A sentencing scheduled Friday for a man found guilty of attempted murder on the University of Iowa campus has been delayed. The sentencing was postponed due to a scheduling conflict with another trial. A new date for the sentencing has not been scheduled yet. A...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A man who pleaded guilty in a deadly shooting in Cedar Rapids was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday afternoon. Damontie Haggstrom-Wells, of Fort Madison, had been charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of 69-year-old Daniel Spangler. Haggstrom-Wells shot Spangler back...

Ellie Evans from North Liberty has been named Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa 2026, and recently celebrated her official crowning ceremony. She began her riding journey five years ago. She entered the horse industry through 4-H and FFA, and by showing in Washington and Johnson County. In addition to showing, she is active in...

Retail and service industry also performed well, while demand for office space lags, GLD reports CEDAR RAPIDS — A surge in industrial data center development drove commercial growth in Cedar Rapids last year while demand for traditional office space continued to lag below pre-pandemic levels, according to the annual...

MARION, Iowa — The City of Marion is accepting applications for its Military Tribute Banner Program, which honors current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces with personalized streetlight banners displayed in the community. Now in its ninth year, the program is a partnership between the city, the...