First Alert Forecast: Clear skies with hazy conditions
We continue to see hazy skies before shower and storm chances return next week. Hazy skies and an isolated storm chance will impact an otherwise quiet weekend. KCRG TV9 First Alert Storm Team's Justin Roberts has your weekend forecast which includes hazy sunshine, warmer temps, and breezy winds.
Swimming in the Corridor: Your Official Pool & Splash Pad Guide for 2025
There's nothing more refreshing than going swimming on a hot summer day! Check out a list of OUTDOOR pools and splash pads throughout Linn & Johnson Counties and their 2025 hours:. Cedar Rapids Pools (All Pools Closed July 4th after 5 p.m.) Bever Pool - 2700 Bever Avenue SE. Open...
Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service is June 8
Greetings Fellow Firefighters - In May, 1st vice Kent Brix and I headed to D.C. to attend the annual NVFC conference. While there we met with Iowa representatives to discuss our legislative efforts in hope of gaining their support. We had many great meetings with our Iowa legislatures. For the first time in a long...
Iowa girls state tennis crowns singles, doubles champions
Singles, doubles champions crowned in Iowa girls state tennis
Cyclists pedal with purpose: Spokes of Hope supports Mercy Medical Center’s cancer fund
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Community members came together Saturday for the Spokes of Hope bike ride, held in support of the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center’s Hope Fund at Mercy Medical Center. Riders gathered at the Sag Wagon Deli & Brew in Cedar Rapids, with the event kicking off at...
Teen driver charged after vehicle veers off road in Linn County
SPRINGVILLE, Iowa — On Saturday, around 11 a.m., Linn County Sheriff Deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on Martelle Road in rural Springville. First responders found a blue Ford Escape in the west ditch with three people inside. According to the report, the vehicle was heading westbound when the...
Clear and Hazy, Chance of Storm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The skies are mostly clear this morning with a little haze from the Canadian wildfires. The skies will stay clear today except for the light haze as highs climb into the mid 80s. The winds will start from the west and shift to the east this afternoon, with winds remaining calm at 5 to 10...
Health guidance amid a confirmed measles case and shifting vaccine guidance
This week, the federal government announced it would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children and that it had cancelled a contract with Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine. This follows the first detection of measles in Iowa since 2019. Amid all this health news, River to River...
Multiple injuries in Springville crash
SPRINGVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - A single vehicle accident left multiple people injured on Saturday morning. At around 11:15 AM on Saturday, May 31st, Linn County Sheriff Deputies, Linn County Rescue 57, Springville Fire Deprtment, and Anamosa Ambulance responded to a call about a single vehicle accident with injuries on...
Families send off Iowa National Guard soldiers in Iowa City for yearlong deployment
During his yearlong deployment with the Iowa National Guard, Jason Vogel will miss the birth of his first biological child. But in the sacrifice, he also is achieving a lifelong goal of serving his country overseas. Vogel reenlisted after more than a decade in the National Guard for the opportunity...