Iowa Lawmaker Urges Community Colleges to Explore Offering Bachelor’s Degrees
(Des Moines) A lawmaker in Iowa is calling on the state’s community colleges to consider offering bachelor’s degrees. In a letter to Iowa’s community college presidents and trustees, Representative Taylor Collins said there is an unmet demand for baccalaureate education in...
Forecast: Colder temps, wintry mix chances
As promised, we’ve got a great Sunday in progress after we burned off some morning fog. We may see a little fog around again Sunday night before temperatures fall on a cooler, breezy Monday. Your weather timeline has the details: Lows tonight will bottom out in the mid-30’s for...
Cold air returns with the chance for wintry precipitation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Enjoy the last of the mild air before temperatures fall this week. Lows tonight fall into the 30s under mostly cloudy skies with light winds out of the south. Our low temperatures remain warmer than our average high temperatures at this time of year....
Des Moines among Iowa cities with record debt
The city's debt reached a record of nearly $800 million last year, according to newly released state records analyzed by Axios. Why it matters: Balancing debt can play into future decisions to delay things like street or park improvements. DSM faces an operating budget...
Second bird flu outbreak of 2025 in Iowa commercial layer flock confirmed Sunday
O'Brien County, IOWA — Iowa has confirmed its second case of bird flu witihin domestic birds in 2025. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) Sunday in an O'Brien...
Drivers clocked at dangerous speeds in Iowa
Iowa (KCRG) - At least two drivers are facing serious charges after they were caught driving at dangerous speeds during separate incidents. In a social media post, Iowa State Patrol said a trooper early Saturday morning stopped a driver that was going 103 mph in a 65 mph zone...
Venison Donated to Food Banks May Contain Lead. The NRA Could Be Why.
Over twenty years ago, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Food Bank of Iowa and the Department of Corrections forged a plan. The idea was simple: hunters would hunt overpopulating deer, and the public would receive processed venison through food banks and prisons....
Wintry mix, snow possible Wednesday
An active weather pattern is looking to take shape across the region as we head through the first week of February with another system likely bringing wintry precipitation on Wednesday into Wednesday night. Two systems will split the area with one heading across northern...
Highway 20 Eagles Return to Dubuque — Iowa Eagle Monitoring
For the last three years I have traveled to Dubuque each weekday, heading to my job at Townsquare Media. For each of those trips during a specific time of the year, I have been excited to watch several eagle families come to be. For those of you that travel the same stretch of...
Kwik Trip Unveils New Item, Everyone Has the Same Reaction
Kwik Trip has nearly 900 stores in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, and South Dakota and has been recognized as the “Best Gas Station” in America by USA Today. The La-Crosse-based convenience store chain has built a massive following by offering a lot more than...
