Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids road is closed Wednesday due to potential flooding. Otis Road SE is closed between the Cargill south entrance and the entrance to the Prairie Park Fishery. The closure is expected to last a week, or until river levels recede, allowing for safe...

An investigation is underway after a video surfaced that reportedly shows a University of Iowa employee admitting to working around new state policies on DEI. The Back to School Kids Market is Saturday, August 9, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Freight House Farmers Market on River Drive.

A University of Iowa official was caught bragging on a hidden camera recording about how she and others at the school have been taking steps to "operate around" state and federal DEI bans.

Some 40 years ago, my mother donated a 1915 landscape plan to the State Historical Society of Iowa’s library in Iowa City. The plan, a rare surviving hand-painted sketch by landscape architect Joseph Krieger for Waterloo architect Howard Burr (1885-1964), was part of their design of what later became my family’s home...

A national delivery service is planning to lay off more than 80 employees in eastern Iowa as part of a "network transformation program" the company is enacting. In addition to the large swath of layoffs, the company is shuttering one of its locations on the homefront, in Dubuque, which will take some adjustment on...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Showers and storms continue to linger across the area this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through tonight, which means localized flooding is a concern. With saturated ground from earlier rainfall, even moderate amounts of additional...

COGGON, Iowa — Strong winds from Monday night's powerful storms left damage across portions of eastern Iowa. At YMCA Camp Wapsie in Coggon, quick thinking and preparation by the highly-trained staff ensured the safety of all campers. Staff moved campers into their underground storm shelters overnight to wait out...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Heavy rain over the last several weeks has left the ground soggy and saturated across eastern Iowa. Rivers have been running high after cresting this earlier this week, some near or just over minor flood stage. More rain Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday...

Iowa auditor addresses University of Iowa professor accused of misspending nearly $300,000. Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is addressing the investigation of a University of Iowa professor is accused of misspending over $294,000 in grants and other funding.

If you've ever had to do your laundry at a laundromat, you know that it's not always the most convenient or fun experience. A new Cedar Rapids laundromat is hoping to change that!. A new laundromat called Laundry Lounge will be opening later this year at 1030 Mount Vernon Road,...