Cedar Rapids IA

A member of the eastern Iowa immigrant rights group Escucha Mi Voz will go to Italy next month where he plans to meet with Pope Leo the 14th. Reverend Guillermo Trevino of West Liberty will attend the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Rome with Escucha Mi Voz’ parent organization Gamaliel.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Court TV) — An Iowa man is standing trial on charges he helped a friend kidnap and murder his girlfriend. Dakota Van Patten is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman. Her body was found on Feb. 18, 2024, by Lily Lake in Amana. A...

(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- An independent study is confirming concerns over the risks to an Iowa airport from a planned energy plant. The study commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission says plumes from 200-foot smokestacks at a planned Alliant Energy facility in Fairfax would interfere with planes taking off...

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - The countdown is on at the Linn County landfill, it’s on pace to be fill up in 2037. The Linn County landfill typically takes in 500 to 600 tons of garbage every single day, but in 2037 it’ll be all out of space to put it.

The second annual 7 Climbs for 9/11 was held on Sept. 11 at Mount Trashmore. The event was started by a firefighter with 49 years of service who wanted a way to honor and remember not only the 343 firefighters but each of the 2,977 victims that were lost that day.

Wapsie Valley senior Hunter Curley ranks among the top 20 in rushing yards in the state with 505 through the first three games.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) will host its annual Youth in Aviation Day on Saturday, Sept. 20, offering a range of aviation-themed activities and displays aimed at sparking interest in aviation careers. The free public event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after a crash with a vehicle around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Williams Boulevard and 10th Avenue SW. Cedar Rapids Police say drivers should expect lane closures while traffic reconstructionists work at the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to federal prison after shooting a person during a failed drug deal. In April, 25-year-old Seth McGraw, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The family of a man who was shot and killed last week held a vigil on Wednesday. 23-year-old Dedric Arnold was shot and killed while approaching a home in the 100 block of 27th Street NE. Arnold later died. Prosecutors charged Kaleek Lewis with first-degree murder in the case.