Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Two Cedar Rapids pastors said they want to find a way to continue the work of the recently dissolved Citizen Review Board. The group once intended to hold police accountable. The board came about in 2021 as a direct result of local protests over the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A family of five is now homeless, given just days to move out because their rental house in Cedar Rapids was deemed too dangerous to live in. So dangerous, it put one of them in the hospital. “We’ve lost everything in this house,” Sarahmarie Grendler...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — On Friday, August 8, at 9:30 a.m. the City of Cedar Rapids will host a free event to mark the five-year anniversary of the 2020 Derecho. The event will commemorate the impact the Derecho had on our city and residents, and celebrate coming together to support each other during a disaster.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The trial for Andrew Shaw, the man accused of organizing the 2018 murder of Chris Bagley, started Thursday afternoon with opening statements. Shaw faces charges including First Degree Murder, which carries a life sentence. Shaw is accused of hiring two men, Drew Wagner and Johnny...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City’s entire electric bus fleet is out of commission, and the city doesn’t know when the buses might be running again. It’s because the company that made the city’s buses filed for bankruptcy, and now the city can’t get parts needed for repairs.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to prison for possessing firearms as a felon. 28-year-old Kyler Goettsch, of Cedar Rapids, pled guilty to one count of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms in May 2024. According to court documents, Goettsch admitted to having...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - “He’s a good guy. Very good. Good morals. I miss him a lot.”. That’s Linda Rowland, reflecting five years later on the life of her late husband, Tom Rowland. Tom died while biking on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail near Ely on...

A Coralville man has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and carrying a firearm during a drug crime. Jacky Michael Mabikulu, 35, was found with a loaded handgun and 397 fentanyl pills that were designed to resemble prescription...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — On Thursday Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell joined Iowa's News Now this morning to talk about several key issues facing the city. She says the city is making major progress on several fronts from affordable housing and tree restoration to flood protection and the long-awaited casino project.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s another warm and muggy day. With unstable air in place, isolated showers or storms will be possible this afternoon and evening. Temperatures through Saturday will stick in the upper 80s and low 90s, but with all that moisture in the air, it’ll feel even hotter.