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
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
Approximately 50 people gathered at Angel’s Park in Evansdale to remember their loved ones.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT
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City of Hiawatha designated ‘quiet zones’ at three railroad crossings
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:32 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
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3 Nashua-Plainfield students awarded with Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award Prize
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
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City of Cedar Rapids gives update on search for police chief
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 10:36 PM CDT
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Kirkwood opens new Veterinary Technology Center
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
A judge will decide his sentence on October 13th.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 10:59 PM CDT
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An Edgewood family known for the help and smiles they bring to their community needs some help of their own.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:12 PM CDT
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The city of Mount Vernon recently approved a “Flag Policy” where 11 flags would fly throughout the year.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 10:27 PM CDT
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Advocate says a lack of affordable housing shows increase in homelessness in some communities
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 10:50 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 11:37 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 10:29 PM CDT
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FRYfest was the unofficial kickoff of the Hawkeyes’ football season, an annual event honoring legendary coach Hayden Fry.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
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Cedar Rapids School District looking for signatures to add $220 million bond issue to November ballot
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
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Dubuque School administrators brought its plans to spend $150 million to taxpayers on Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2023 at 10:55 PM CDT
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UIHC holds Saturday walk-in clinics for student athletes
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 10:53 PM CDT
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Apple picking season affected by drought
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
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The hottest of weather may be behind us, but temperatures climbed over 100 degrees over parts of Eastern Iowa Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 10:35 PM CDT
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Owner of historic Dubuque building discusses plans to preserve building
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
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Historic Dubuque Malting and Brewing building has long history of public safety concerns
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
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Matthew 25′s Urban Farm showcased as part of nonprofits field day event
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
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Eastern Iowa organ donor honored during Hawkeye Downs races Saturday
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM CDT
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Bricks fall from historic Cedar Rapids downtown building façade
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
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Farmer uses new technology amid drought conditions
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 10:37 PM CDT
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Mount Carmel Bluff in Dubuque celebrated the completion of its new 116 independent living facility.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
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School district using AI to help determine which library books break new Iowa law
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 10:52 PM CDT
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Dubuque business owners and residents raise concern over ‘Dubuque Malting and Brewing Company’ building structural assessment
Updated: Aug. 6, 2023 at 11:36 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
Teufelhund veterans group continues growing to help Eastern Iowa veterans
Updated: Aug. 5, 2023 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
Second golf outing raises funds for 2 prison workers killed on the job
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 10:14 PM CDT
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Gambling expert weighs in on Iowa and Iowa State sports betting issues
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2023 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
On Saturday, people all around Eastern Iowa were cleaning up debris from Friday’s storm that left thousands without power.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2023 at 2:46 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 10:34 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 10:38 PM CDT
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Family of Lake Macbride drowning victim remembers loved one
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
An Eastern Iowa Chef showed off his skills on a national stage this week.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 10:37 AM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
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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.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 10:31 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids showcased the new Jewel and Jim Plum Heart Center on Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2023 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
Mount Vernon Boy Scout Troop celebrates 100-years of history and continues to make more
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
“Trains park there for over 30 minutes sometimes, which blocks the crossing.”
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Brian Tabick
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.