KCRG Staff
Digital News Staff
Cedar Rapids, IA
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The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday cast an immediate spotlight on the vacancy on the high court, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowing to bring President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vote with just over six weeks before the election.
The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 33 square miles and was 65% contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged.
Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
A Michigan resident’s apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one local elections official.
A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd was killed will soon be named in his honor.
The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
Beta is forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday.
Officials are investigating an apparent officer-involved shooting in central Iowa on Friday night.
Authorities in Rochester, New York, say a mass shooting has resulted in fatalities.
The Big Ten Conference has released updated schedules of games for the upcoming, though delayed, football season.
Cuomo, a Democrat, said that he’ll appoint a commission to choose an artist and oversee the selection of a location for the statue.
Iowa’s governor has issued a proclamation to honor the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to her office.
A large group of mourners packed the high court’s steps and the street across from the U.S. Capitol in a nighttime memorial.
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 901 more COVID-19 cases and 6 more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.
Photos show that smoke was used to clear the crowd, and it appeared that tear gas was deployed.
Navalny was kept in an induced coma for more than a week while being treated with an antidote.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern California late Friday night.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned this week that Washington would harshly respond to any Iranian attempts to take revenge for the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Regina looks ahead to a match up with Lisbon while Wapello hopes to rebound against Columbus.
CCA looks ahead to a match up with Newton next week while Benton will face off against Grinnell.
Williamsburg looks ahead to a match up with Mid-Prairie while West Burlington hopes to rebound against Davis County.
Waterloo West looks ahead to a match up with Dubuque Senior next week while the J-Hawks hope to rebound against Dubuque Hempstead on October 2nd.
Springville looks ahead to a match up with Don Bosco next Friday while Easton Valley will face off with Midland.
Wash looks ahead to a match up with Cedar Falls in two weeks while the Rams will face off next against Kennedy.
Cascade looks ahead to a match up with Wilton while the Blazers will face off with Durant next week.
Western Dubuque looks ahead to a match up with Waterloo East next week while Waverly-Shell Rock will face off with West Delaware.
Midland looks ahead to a match up with Easton Valley while West Central hopes to rebound against Central Elkader.
The Xavier Saints took down the Newton Cardinals 45-20 on Friday night to improve their record on the season to a perfect 4-0.
CPU looks ahead to a match up with South Tama while Union hopes to rebound against Mount Vernon.
The Mustangs look ahead to a match up with Union Community while Vinton-Shellsburg will face off with Solon.
A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that officials say was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby’s gender.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Dubuque County, MercyOne Dubuque staff have decided to go back to restricting visits to patients.
Bars, wineries and breweries in four counties were allowed to reopen for the second time starting Wednesday.
The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users.
With 45 days until Election Day, the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already becoming a key campaign issue just hours after her death was announced.
Minnesota will feel like a genuine battleground on Friday when President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden campaign to mark the beginning of early voting.
Iowa’s elected officials are reacting to the news that United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s new ad, "Betrayed Our Trust", goes through our i9 Fact Checker.
House Democrats on Friday prepared a temporary spending bill that is needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month — and that would allow lawmakers to leave Washington to campaign.
Cedar Rapids changing how it tracks debris cleanup
MercyOne Dubuque staff decided to restrict visits again as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Dubuque County.
A non-profit group in Cedar Rapids is working to replace some of the tree canopy lost in the August 10th derecho.
Baldwin County coroner Dr. Brian Pierce said the death in the Foley area and was of someone who was involved in storm cleanup.
An intelligence committee official said the panel hasn’t rescheduled the deposition at this time, but said DHS had delayed the processing of his lawyers' clearances.
It was unclear whether such actions would violate U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down field operations while she considers a request to extend the headcount by a month.
An ongoing investigation by the Cedar Rapids Police Department into the murder of Malik Sheets that occurred on Thursday, June 18 has resulted in the arrest of two suspects.