KCRG Staff
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Cedar Rapids, IA
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School resource officers currently work at seven schools in the district.
Staff at ImpactLife say, during the first week of June, they saw the lowest amount of blood donors in the last 15 months.
Staff at ImpactLife say, during the first week of June, they saw the lowest amount of blood donors in the last 15 months.
A long-serving Iowa politician will not return to office after the next election in November 2022.
Time for the Monday, June 14, 2021, edition of John’s Big Ol’ Fish!
Restaurants in Solon and in the state have been at full capacity dining for a while and some businesses owners in town are slowly trying to get back to normal.
Short staff-related issues remain a challenge for many business owners in Solon.
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Democratic Iowa state senator Liz Mathis is “seriously considering” a run for the U.S. House, challenging one-term incumbent Rep. Ashley Hinson in the 2022 election.
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A Sunday night fire in Iowa City was started intentionally, according to law enforcement officials.
County officials in Winneshiek County have given notice that they intend to fill a county supervisory vacancy with an appointment.
A 2-mile radius of the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois is under a mandatory, full-scale evacuation.
The property management company that owns Lindale Mall has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Her dad made his final child support payment in the form of 80,000 pennies dumped on their lawn.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Monday reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths, and 66 more cases of COVID-19.
Several fire crews are at the scene of a structure fire at Chemtool on Prairie Hill Road in Rockton Monday morning.
The Benton County Speedway worked to make the world’s largest candy dash Sunday.
Two COVID-19 vaccine clinics are planned in Dubuque this week.
The Dubuque Rescue Mission has opened up a food truck to feed families facing food insecurity for free.
The dog nearly died from snake bites to his tongue and lip. He needed four doses of antivenin.
Educators are also bracing for many students to be less prepared than usual due to lower preschool attendance rates.
New reports say Trump targeted one of his own lawyers in addition to lawmakers and journalists in Apple subpoenas.
The efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 lowered the threat of flu season last year, but experts warn that the upcoming flu season will be severe, with one health expert urging people not to become complacent.
The Dubuque Rescue Mission has opened up a food truck to feed families facing food insecurity for free.
The children's mother faces charges of attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment.
A new food pantry opened in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.
An Iowa City food bank says the number of people needing help remains high, despite no more federal funding.
An Iowa City man was arrested for exposing himself to a 13-year-old boy on Friday.
Fire crews battled a fire in Cedar Rapids that caused damage to two homes on Sunday.
Cedar Rapids Police are looking for a motorcycle stolen from a driveway on Thursday night.
Grace Lynn Keller was crowned as the 2021 Miss Iowa winner on Saturday night.
Officials say Erica Shales, 29, failed to report to work on Saturday.
Israel’s parliament has narrowly voted in favor of a new coalition government, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic 12-year rule.
Local cyclists gathered in downtown Cedar Rapids Sunday for the 5th annual Pride Ride.
The nonprofit Running 4 Heroes stopped in Iowa on Saturday, to honor Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, correctional officer James McFarland, and corrections nurse Lorena Schulte.
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.
More people finished their coronavirus vaccination course this week than the previous week, reversing a trend that had shown declines since early May.
Christian Eriksen remained in stable condition in a Copenhagen hospital Sunday and “sent his greetings to his teammates” as he recovers from his collapse during a European Championship game, the Danish soccer federation said.
The school principal says the system helped students enjoy "a close to normal" prom, and details of the plan were provided well in advance.
CNN's Max Foster explores Queen Elizabeth's history of meeting U.S. presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald Trump.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said G-7 leaders have pledged over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the "world's poorest countries."
Former director of the Iowa Department of Human Services Jerry Foxhoven has filed a lawsuit against Governor Kim Reynolds.
A Waterloo man was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Friday for stealing a gun from a Fleet Farm store.
Delta passengers and crew subdue an off-duty flight attendant on an Atlanta-bound flight.
A Waterloo man that pleaded guilty last year to threatening to assassinate a U.S. congressman has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison.
After canceling last year due to COVID, the Kiwanis Miracle League at Prospect Meadows opened a new season Saturday.
The rate of people in Iowa completing their vaccination course, measured over a seven-day period, continues to climb, as additional deaths were added to the state’s total.
Portions of northeast Cedar Rapids which had been included in precautionary drinking water advisory have been cleared of any hazard, according to city officials.