Cedar Rapids IA

Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free tool to help teachers everywhere teach cursive. Professor Shawn Datchuk is director of the UI-based Iowa Reading Research...

IOWA– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Alert for the entire state due to lingering smoke from Canadian wildfires, expected to affect air quality through Friday night. As reported Smoke drifting from wildfire activity in Canada has settled over the Midwest, leading to increased...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - In July, we told you about four peregrine falcon eggs found on the old U.S. Bank building in downtown Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Raptor Project didn’t expect any of them to be viable, let alone two. Experts call the birds a miracle. The falcons...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Willis Dady Homeless Services has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Lowe’s Hometowns project to renovate Westminster House, a Permanent Supportive Housing building for veterans. The grant will fund essential repairs and improvements to make the facility more ADA compliant. The planned...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids woman is charged after fleeing police at more than 100 miles per hour in a stolen truck. Shantae Martinez-Vargas is charged with First Degree Theft and Eluding. According to a criminal complaint, Martinez-Vargas is accused of stealing the truck from the area...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Relief from excessive heat and humidity has arrived. Highs today reach the mid to upper 70s with dew points in the upper 50s and low 60s. Skies are mostly sunny, but smoke from Canadian wildifres will lead to hazy skies and reduced air quality. Sensitive groups, such as children, elderly,...

Everyday Iowa - Free Swim Lesson Program with CR Parks & Rec and CRCSD. Free Swim Lessons with The Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department, in collaboration with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Everyday Iowa - News That Floors Us Sponsored by Carpetland USA. Updated: 5 hours ago. From...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Butterflies and other pollinators frequented the marigolds, sunflowers, cosmos, dill and zinnias at their peak in Will Hatchel’s front yard, alongside numerous goldfinch, Iowa’s state bird. But no longer. Hatchel, who meticulously tended his front yard sanctuary for four years, was forced to...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Water levels on the Cedar River are set to crest at 12.5 feet Sunday evening, that’s minor flood stage, but well below the record of 31 feet in 2008. Since the flood, the city of Cedar Rapids has spent hundreds of millions of dollars...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Multiple roads in Iowa City will be closed for a movie shoot in August. Road closures will take place for movie filming between August 7 to August 12. August 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. East Jefferson Street from North Dubuque Street to North...