Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Fire Department has now joined law enforcement in Linn County and other parts of Iowa in blocking out the public from listening to its emergency radio communications. In a notice sent out late Monday night, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department announced it...

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested on a felony domestic abuse charge in rural Washington along G36 on Sunday. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, law enforcement responded to a call of a vehicle on the side of the road with its hazards on and clothing scattered outside of it....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Linn County is seeking a $20,000 civil penalty against a Minnesota-based company after discovering 40 unpermitted wells at a data center construction site in Cedar Rapids. In June 2025, a staff member from Linn County Public Health (LCPH) found an unpermitted dewatering well installed by...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Escucha Mi Voz tells Iowa's News Now as least one person is detained at the Cedar Rapids U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. State Representative Angel Ramirez tells Iowa's News Now that protestors were blocking the exits and tow trucks were called. No vehicles had...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The trial for the Cedar Rapids man charged with murder in the 2018 stabbing death of a Walker man starts Tuesday. Jury selection began in the Linn County Courthouse Tuesday morning. Andrew Shaw pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in 2023. Online court documents say he hired two men to stab...

A Cedar Rapids nurse has had her license suspended after being accused of repeatedly showing up for work while intoxicated. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Tera Serbousek was employed as a registered nurse at 'To The Rescue' home care agency. The group provides care and support to patients who still reside in...

KCRG TV9 First Alert Storm Team's Justin Roberts has slow-but-steady warming in your latest forecast.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A few more storm chances will come with an upcoming change in our weather pattern. Fortunately, we still have a little more time before humidity becomes significantly more noticeable. That includes tonight, when skies will turn mostly clear and temperatures stay comfortable. Lows overnight...

A section of Interstate 80 is back open after a driver headed the wrong way caused a five-car pileup late Sunday. According to Iowa State Patrol, three people have life-threatening injuries from that crash that happened around 9:30 p.m. when a car driving the wrong way hit another car head-on. That turned into a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Suzanne Felton, Chair of the 50th Annual St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival joined Iowa's News Now to discuss the annual event. It begins Friday, August 8 and runs till Sunday, August 10 at St. Jude Catholic Church at 50 Edgewood Rd NW. Expect to see...