Brian Tabick
Reporter
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Brian Tabick joined the KCRG-TV9 News team in June 2019.
Prior to coming to KCRG-TV9, Brian spent five years covering news in north-central Iowa at Mason City's KIMT-TV.
Brian graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2013 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. He grew up in Algonquin, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Brian is a very big Chicago Cubs baseball fan and played baseball himself for around 15 years.
If you want to leave Brian a tip you can email him at brian.tabick@kcrg.com.
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First of its kind sober living home opening in Johnson County
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Approximately 50 people gathered at Angel’s Park in Evansdale to remember their loved ones.
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City of Hiawatha designated ‘quiet zones’ at three railroad crossings
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A homeless advocacy group said changes need to be made after a homeless person was found dead in the Cedar River.
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3 Nashua-Plainfield students awarded with Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award Prize
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City of Cedar Rapids gives update on search for police chief
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A judge will decide his sentence on October 13th.
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At a time when houses are rising in value, cities said they won’t get a tax windfall because of a new state law, and that means they’ll have to cut their budgets.
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An Edgewood family known for the help and smiles they bring to their community needs some help of their own.
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The city of Mount Vernon recently approved a “Flag Policy” where 11 flags would fly throughout the year.
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Advocate says a lack of affordable housing shows increase in homelessness in some communities
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Local health experts say a way to track the COVID-19 virus could soon be used to track other communicable diseases in the state of Iowa.
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A Cedar Rapids family celebrated life for their 16-year-old daughter after she took her life only a few weeks ago.
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FRYfest was the unofficial kickoff of the Hawkeyes’ football season, an annual event honoring legendary coach Hayden Fry.
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Cedar Rapids School District looking for signatures to add $220 million bond issue to November ballot
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Dubuque School administrators brought its plans to spend $150 million to taxpayers on Wednesday.
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Testimony in a Johnson County court Tuesday was the first time we learned what happened the day a 16-year-old struck and killed a pedestrian in Iowa City.
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UIHC holds Saturday walk-in clinics for student athletes
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The hottest of weather may be behind us, but temperatures climbed over 100 degrees over parts of Eastern Iowa Thursday.
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Owner of historic Dubuque building discusses plans to preserve building
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Historic Dubuque Malting and Brewing building has long history of public safety concerns
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Matthew 25′s Urban Farm showcased as part of nonprofits field day event
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Eastern Iowa organ donor honored during Hawkeye Downs races Saturday
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Bricks fall from historic Cedar Rapids downtown building façade
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Farmer uses new technology amid drought conditions
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Mount Carmel Bluff in Dubuque celebrated the completion of its new 116 independent living facility.
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School district using AI to help determine which library books break new Iowa law
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Dubuque business owners and residents raise concern over ‘Dubuque Malting and Brewing Company’ building structural assessment
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Teufelhund veterans group continues growing to help Eastern Iowa veterans
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Second golf outing raises funds for 2 prison workers killed on the job
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Gambling expert weighs in on Iowa and Iowa State sports betting issues
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On Thursday, farmers took their concerns about China stealing agricultural intellectual property to the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
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When sports betting was first passed into law in 2019, people needed to complete the registration process in person. That expired at the beginning of 2021, and it didn’t take long to find someone who took advantage of the new system.
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On Saturday, people all around Eastern Iowa were cleaning up debris from Friday’s storm that left thousands without power.
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The city of Cedar Rapids is asking people to report trees blocking any city right of way, sidewalks, or streets following Friday’s storm.
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As the heat index climbs over 100 this week, some nonprofits are making sure to open their doors early so everyone has a chance to beat the heat.
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Family of Lake Macbride drowning victim remembers loved one
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Tuesday’s groundbreaking of the new Steindler Orthopedic Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center and Clinic Facility in North Liberty was the city’s newest multi-million-dollar construction project.
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An Eastern Iowa Chef showed off his skills on a national stage this week.
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The lack of rain had an impact on crops being grown this year, but for the Christmas tree crop, it was damage we’ll see several years down the road.
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Some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters lined up in downtown Cedar Rapids as early as 8:30 Tuesday morning and waited hours for their chance to see the former President.
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A nonprofit is looking to break a Guinness World Record to raise awareness and funding for its efforts supporting families with loved ones who have a cleft palate.
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Once the two laid out their cases, the judge was firm as to why it would be wrong for him to make a decision on the spot.
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The Iowa Board of Regents said the University of Iowa is working with accreditors to keep its OB-GYN program accredited amidst a measure that bans abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy.
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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids showcased the new Jewel and Jim Plum Heart Center on Wednesday.
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Mount Vernon Boy Scout Troop celebrates 100-years of history and continues to make more
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“Trains park there for over 30 minutes sometimes, which blocks the crossing.”
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The city of Cedar Rapids launched its new program, “Tree Bud” to ensure trees in the city’s right-of-way were getting enough water.
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