Cedar Rapids IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A University of Iowa student was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly flipping over a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) display table during a campus event, according to Johnson County Jail records. Authorities identified the suspect as 19-year-old Justin Pham Calhoon, who was booked into the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Food pantries across eastern Iowa are experiencing unprecedented demand as the government shutdown continues to delay federal food assistance benefits. Demand is evident at the Linn County Community Food Bank, which operates from the basement of First Presbyterian Church in downtown Cedar...

Jamison Fisher pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection to the disappearance and death of Trudy Appleby.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Opening statements began Wednesday in Luke Truesdell's trial for four murders in 2024. Truesdell is accused of beating Amanda Parker, 33, Romondus Cooper, 44, Keonna Ryan, 26, and Brent Brown, 34, to death with a metal pipe in June, 2024 in rural Linn County. Truesdell pled not guilty in July.

A disturbing incident occurred last night at the ped mall parking ramp, where a group of teenagers allegedly attacked an 18-year-old girl and her friends. The victims were reportedly held down, punched, and pepper-sprayed by the assailants. The police were called to the scene but according to the victims' parents,...

MARION, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — A man has pleaded guilty after leading Cedar Rapids police on a chase that reached over 100 mph in June. Kyle Ward pleaded guilty to felony eluding for driving more than 25 mph over the speed limit on Oct. 31. He had initially pleaded not guilty.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Former Johnson County Executive Director Guillermo Morales filed a wrongful termination lawsuit this week against the county and supervisors over a year after being fired. The lawsuit is against Johnson County, Supervisors Rod Sullivan, Lisa Green-Douglass, and former supervisor Royceann...

If you don't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving dinner this year, or you just don't feel like cooking, there are quite a few restaurants in Eastern Iowa that you can check out on Thanksgiving Day!

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell says the City of Cedar Rapids is taking emergency action to help families struggling during the ongoing federal government shutdown. In a post shared Wednesday, O’Donnell announced that she and the City Council have issued an emergency proclamation to allocate up...

A West Liberty priest who advocated for immigrants and served as the Regina Catholic Schools chaplain died Friday, Oct. 31 at the age of 39.