Cedar Rapids IA

The Starmont School District celebrated several local veterans Monday, including one who is about to turn 100.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Future healthcare workers at Kirkwood Community College got a taste of real emergency response Tuesday morning during a full-scale simulation inside the Katz Family Healthcare Simulation Center. Students from Kirkwood’s Nursing, Paramedic, and Respiratory Therapy programs worked side-by-side to...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — The deputy that arrested Luke Truesdell is expected back on the stand in Linn County's first quadruple murder trial Wednesday. Lt. Todd Elgi rode in the car with Truesdell to the Linn County Sheriff's Office the day of the murders in June 2024. The defense is expected to resume their cross...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A local nonprofit that provides Thanksgiving meals to families in need says it might not be able to fill all requests this year due to concerns about SNAP benefit funding during the government shutdown. The Iowa Giving Crew has distributed Thanksgiving dinners since 2017. This...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Valley Humane Society is stepping up to help pet owners who may be struggling to afford food for their animals. The shelter launched its pet food pantry in 2018 as a way to provide a supplemental source of food for dogs and cats in the community. Program Director Hannah McFarlane says...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - The wife of a Coralville man deported earlier this year is asking the city to provide more protections from ICE agents through a workplace safety resolution. The proposed resolution would call for fourth amendment protections from unreasonable searches and seizures and push for city...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Grammy- and Emmy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze is coming to Cedar Rapids as part of his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour. He will perform at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse on June 12, 2026, and tickets are on sale now. Bargatze, hailed as “The Nicest Man in...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A 19-year-old was sentenced to probation in connection to an Iowa City bar fight that resulted in three stabbings in 2023. In 2023, Christopher Torres, of Iowa City, was charged with two counts of willful injury causing serious injury and one count of willful injury causing bodily injury.

A former Iowa physician is suing a police detective who cited her for harassment after she publicly posted comments that she was “coming after” a former University of Iowa Hospitals colleague, who she called a “blue-eyed Hitler look alike.” Dr. Ji Eun Lee is suing Detective Ian Mallory of the University of Iowa...

When I moved to Iowa City 25 years ago, one of the first things I did to familiarize myself with my new surroundings was visit the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) in Cedar Rapids. I only had two pieces of Black Iowa history under my belt: Lametta Wynn was the first Black mayor of a city in Iowa, and T-Boz of...