Working Iowa: Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery is hiring baristas
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Many people like to start their day with coffee, and Feedwell Kitchen and Bakery is looking for baristas. “The first barista that comes in comes in at 6:30 in the morning to get everything set up. But a typical barista will make lots of coffee drinks, serve our customers, take care of the...
University of Iowa Professor to Return Documents to Survivors of Native American Boarding Schools
In the dimly lit rooms of the National Archives, Joe Maxwell recalled digging through what he described as “the bowels” of the U.S. government as he and other student research assistants sifted through boxes full of paperwork as a part of Project Return, a nationwide project set to launch officially in October.
Jury selection begins for man charged in Hoffman murder
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Jury selection began Monday morning for one of the men accused in the 2024 murder of 20-year-old woman from Marion. Dakota Van Patten is charged with First Degree Murder and Kidnapping in the death of Melody Hoffman. Investigators accuse Van Patten of helping McKinley Louisma...
Death investigation underway after body found in Iowa City
An unattended death investigation is now underway in Iowa City after a body was found outside Monday morning. ICPD got calls for a welfare check just after 9 a.m. in the 300 block of Prentiss Street. Officers found a body outdoors at the scene. Right now the name of the...
Cedar Rapids police capture reptilian rapper, looking for owner of ‘Iggy Smalls’
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An iguana, dubbed Iggy Smalls, is now with Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control after police captured him on a neighbor's porch. Police say Sergeant Chris Collins safely captured the reptile late last week, and the animal is now housed in the city's shelter. Animal...
55+ Connections: Week of 9/14/2025
This is the 55+ Connections weekly update. If you would like to sign up to get more updates from the city go to northlibertyiowa.org/subscribe. Do you like jigsaw puzzles? And conversation? And snacks? And coffee? Then puzzle day is for you! Join us for a laid-back puzzling experience for our weekly activity.
Iowa center Logan Jones is “truly grateful” for Kirk Ferentz
Jones is truly grateful to Ferentz for being a "father figure" to him since he arrived on campus.
Whitecaps on Verge of Championship with Game 1 Win
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps are now one win away from hanging their first championship banner since 2015 as they rallied for four runs in the fifth inning before leaning on pitcher Carlos Marcano to carry them to the 5-3 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of the Midwest...
Linn County sets stage for future Iowa nuclear power plants
The Linn County Board of Supervisors are paving the way for Iowa to make its way back into the nuclear energy space. The supervisors approved a new ordinance for nuclear energy at a Sept. 3 meeting. Though not authorizing a plant, the change creates the legal framework for the proposal of a new plant in the future.
Ferentz, Wetjen, and Gronowski make up historic night at Kinnick Stadium
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - There were two records broken on Saturday night in Iowa’s 47-7 win over UMass. Kirk Ferentz got his 206th win, which is now the most in Big Ten history for a head coach. “Can’t believe it quite frankly, that my name is next to...
