KCRG Staff

“The enemy is in charge in Kabul,” he noted, referring to the Taliban having taken control of the capital on Aug. 15. “There’s no way else to describe that,” he said, adding that it’s possible the U.S. military’s biggest failure was to make the Afghan military overly dependent on an American presence and technology.

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to “concerning intelligence” that China was worried about a U.S. attack.

The three people who died when a train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend included a Georgia couple who were on a cross-country trip to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and 29-year-old Illinois man who was traveling to Oregon with his wife.

An eastern Iowa man was convicted of multiple charges related to incidents where he compelled an adult victim to engage in sexual acts for money, according to prosecutors.

A mannequin with breast pumps was set up in protest over the Nebraska Capitol's nursing mothers room being used as office space. It was placed outside the office of State Sen. Dan Hughes, who leads the executive committee in charge of the changes.

Maggie the dog enjoyed one last snow day.

A person riding a bicycle was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a car in Cedar Rapids, according to officials.

Police are increasing their presence at the Southeast Polk school campus in Pleasant Hill due to alleged reports of social media threats.

The FBI’s search is “targeted based on intelligence” as they comb areas where they think Laundrie is most likely to be.

Pfizer and BioNTech has announced it has submitted data on its COVID-19 vaccine’s use in children 5-11 years of age to the Food and Drug Administration.

No injuries were reported after the driver was rescued from the Charles River Monday night.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

She recently told New York Magazine she should have realized she was not mentally ready to compete.

Some vaccine mandates seem to have converted hesitant workers, but employers are still dealing with holdouts.

A health care system in North Carolina has fired more than 100 employees for non-compliance with the system’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program.

No arrests have been made so far in connection with the shooting.

Cornell College announced on Tuesday a new program that will pay half of students’ federal loans, up to $12,000, at the time of their graduation.

A new study said cigarette smoking is linked with an 80% greater risk of hospitalization and a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

Paul Hoff will have a disposition hearing Tuesday morning.

The person who was apparently living inside the overpass even set up camp with an end table.

A picture of an Iowa high school football player helping a rival has spread across the internet.

The school board for the Marion Independent School District will address masks at a special meeting on Wednesday.

The nation’s largest school district can immediately impose a vaccine mandate on its teachers and other workers, after all, a federal appeals panel decided Monday, leading lawyers for teachers to say they’ll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.

Police in Prairie du Chien say a person died after being hit by a train on Sunday night.

100 days of Christmas campaign hopes to get a head start on holiday giving.

A Chicago woman donated her kidney to a stranger after seeing a flyer that said he needed a transplant.

Police say the 2-year-old was found safe and unharmed Monday night.

State law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s help to further an investigation into a pedestrian death along an interstate highway.

Officials have released the identities of the two people who were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train on Sunday afternoon.

Hospitals in Cedar Rapids are limiting elective surgeries that require an overnight stay.

Iowa will have its largest budget surplus since a decade ago, according to the governor’s office.

Business leaders in the area talked about obstacles like lack of child care and education to workforce pipelines that are preventing them from keeping employees amid a pandemic.

Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

An impressive number of tackles and a critical fumble recovery has led to conference honors for a member of the University of Iowa football team’s defense.

A revised version of the School Resource Officer Program passed the board's vote on Monday night.

Today we are speaking with Peter Riley of the Tom Riley Law Firm about a variety of questions from viewers. This week Peter answers questions about Right to Work laws, spousal financial responsibilities, food poisoning, and much more.

For a short period of time she listens, asks questions and takes on a crime victim’s pain to create an image police can give out to the public to generate leads.

The deadline for hospital and nursing home workers in New York state to be vaccinated against COVID-19 arrived Monday with the prospect of severe staff shortages fueled by workers getting suspended or fired for refusing to be inoculated.

Jake Martinez, 11, competed this past weekend at the Palm Springs Open, a U.S. Kids Golf tournament. Just a few holes in, he hit a drive that he will never forget.

Just days after a South Dakota agency moved to deny her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Gov. Kristi Noem summoned to her office the state employee who ran the agency, the woman’s direct supervisor and the state labor secretary. Noem’s daughter attended too.

A man in Texas said he alerted sheriff’s deputies after spotting a registered sex offender accused of abducting two children.

A crew of handlers at the East Texas State Fair were loading the animals onto the back of a trailer to leave when one of the steers got away.

BraeLynn Krisinger, 9, of Des Moines, has been named the honorary Kid Captain for Friday’s game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Maryland Terrapins.

A majority of adults in Iowa are either vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a new poll.