Emily Schrad
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
Cedar Rapids
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Emily Schrad joined KCRG-TV9 as a morning anchor/reporter in January of 2022. She joins from her first market as a mulit-media journalist at KTIV News 4 in Sioux City where she started as an intern and then went full time after graduation.
Emily graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Journalism and a minor in Creative Writing. During her time at USD she was involved in student media through Coyote News and Coyote Radio. Go Yotes!
She is excited to be a part of the community and report on stories in the Cedar Rapids area!
Education
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|By Emily Schrad
The KCRG-TV9 team is sharing their favorite festive treat recipes throughout this holiday season!
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:12 PM CST
|By Emily Schrad
They decided to do a food drive for Metro Catholic Outreach and set fun activities with corresponding donation goals.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Emily Schrad
Cottingham and Butler wanted to buy and tear down the building in order to build a new daycare center to help serve its employees.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Emily Schrad
The judge determined the truck’s driver was looking at a Facebook notification, which she said is not a crime.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 8:55 PM CST
|By Emily Schrad
The decision comes after current council member Janice Weiner was elected to the Iowa Senate.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Emily Schrad
Officers shopped with families as they picked out winter essentials like coats, gloves, hats, snow pants and more.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
It’s helping the more than 1,000 English Language Learners in the Ottumwa School district learn in the classroom in their native language.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”I want to remain as independent as long as I can. And right now... it’s very iffy,” said Judy Mckillip, resident.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 9:41 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
It includes live actors, animatronics, and everything in between. Fluffy said it only takes seven days to set up the whole attraction.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
What I hear on the campaign trail is the economy, jobs, inflation prices, crime, the border 87,000, IRS agents and college loan forgiveness. Those are the things I hear about,” said Miller-Meeks.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 9:41 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
In his “state of the city” address to the public, Mayor Brad Cavanagh says the budget approved by the Council will add 7 new firefighters and a third full-time ambulance.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted to hire Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates consulting firm in the search for a new superintendent.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The 70-year-old must serve 70% of that sentence before he’s eligible for parole.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
he session gave the chance for parents and community members to be heard on what they want to be included in the new school.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 8:51 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
A way to communicate with English Language Learners is crucial for that district, which has more than 1,000 such students.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”Pumpkins typically do better in dry weather than they do in wet weather,"' said Dean Sherman.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The program has three phases. The first is financial literacy. The next phase is credit rebuilding. Finally, phase three is ‘Let’s go get that home’
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
After years of working together, Kirkwood Community College and the Eastern Iowa Airport announced Wednesday they received funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to fund their new ‘Aviation Maintenance Technology program.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
In a records request to the district, our i-9 team learned that Linn-Mar’s director of technology services Jeri Ramos was researching ransomware attacks after the initial incident.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 9:51 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The long legs of the sculpture represent rising above life’s challenges and the different colored origami cranes each represent a different kind of cancer.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
With a little bit of elbow grease... and determination... students from the Independence school district took time during their homecoming week to give back to the community... Cleaning gravestones at Oakwood Cemetery.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The clinic serves those who don’t have health insurance.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
It’s set to teach community members about how to be prepared in case of an emergency.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Kaylin Wise is a second-year Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene student. She says the new center is a great place for students to be able to gather and feel safe.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
They say across the five-county area they serve, affordable housing, child care and safety net services are the biggest challenges people are facing right now.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Coralville is looking to receive $2.4 million dollars of the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s “Destination Iowa” grant money to help with the project.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The 350-mile pipeline would run through Linn, Johnson, Cedar, Scott and Clinton counties.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”I think it’s just putting young people and students in general in a position that maybe allow them to move a little more quickly on with their lives,” said Coleman.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Data from NAMI says 37,000 Iowans ages 12 to 17 have depression. More than half didn’t get any care in the last year.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”I wouldn’t be a scientist. And I wouldn’t be an astronomer if it weren’t for my time at the University of Northern Iowa," said Stark.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
They found showing hens scenes of chickens in more natural environments actually reduced indicators of stress.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:19 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”I will if I have to do that. It’s not because I want more money. It’s because I want my business to be able to survive,” said Wallace.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The crew said, while they’re trained in situations like these, they were happy to have had a good outcome.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 8:36 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Chris Jones, an IIHR Research Engineer at the University of Iowa says those indicator bacteria are usually things like E. coli.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”We do not want to turn any families away,” said Aubrey DeBaar, Salvation Army Captian.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”It’s definitely helpful to get yourself back to that normality,” said McClure.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”We see weather related deaths... they actually happen more often in the summertime than in the wintertime in the Iowa City region."
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Not only do they get to learn about the sport of golf itself, but also learn about the different aspects of the police department and what officers do day to day.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Kelly said they’re working on a plan to open the library back up.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Jugglers said juggling is not only a fun tricks, but it also has some health benefits.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Community members lined the street for the funeral procession of fallen Coralville police officer Sergeant John Williams Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 9:05 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
After hearing of her losses, a Big wanted to help her Little in any way she could. So, she reached out to the organization that brought them together.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”The threat of monkeypox is very low to the general populations,” said Heather Meador, with Linn County Public Health.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
For nearly three months, Dimione Walker has been held in Illinois after being arrested in connection with the deadly Taboo Night Club shooting back in April.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 5:03 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
”Even if you’re a seasoned traveler, I really believe it’s better, even at Cedar Rapids, to get here 90 minutes early. If there is a change with a flight, you’re here to talk to folks in person,” said Hinman.
‘Gives survivors a little bit more protection’ - ‘Boyfriend loophole’ closed with new gun safety law
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Previous laws only prevented people from purchasing a firearm if they were convicted of domestic violence while living with, married to or having a child with their partner.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
Dr. Brownlee said it’s good for parents to have questions when it comes to vaccinating their children.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
For example cleaning or replacing your AC air filters. Clogged filters make it harder to push air and your air quality will also improve.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
While students said they recognized decisions like these from the board aren’t made lightly, they still wanted to voice their concerns.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:51 PM CDT
|By Emily Schrad
The Deputy Director of the National Economic Council told us the Russian war in Ukraine is driving prices higher.
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