Zach Owens
Digital Producer
Cedar Rapids
I originally started working with KCRG in the production department in 2011. I began as a camera operator and worked my way up to the role of Technical Media Producer. Then I left KCRG to attend the University of Iowa for a Journalism degree. I started back with KCRG in the role of Digital Producer in 2020.
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Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 8:32 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Police across the state are climbing onto rooftops to participate in the annual Dunkin’ Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser Friday morning.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Crews are working on the new skate park at Riverside Park.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 8:56 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department confirmed a woman injured in a garage fire Thursday morning has now died.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:59 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Police arrested an Iowa City man in connection to a shooting on Saturday night that sent a man to the hospital for serious injuries.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market returns for its 18th season starting May 27, Memorial Day Weekend.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 12:29 PM CDT
|By Zach Owens
A Marshalltown man was arrested for the 38th time on Thursday, according to police.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Buffalo Creek Park, including the campground, reopened Thursday after a water pressure issue forced leaders to delay the reopening.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 9:49 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is unveiling some new additions.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 8:51 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
An 18-year-old from Marion was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a crash in Linn County Sunday night.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 5:54 AM CST
|By Zach Owens
People in eastern Iowa will have a chance to see the new movie based on the life of Kurt Warner before its official theatrical release.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 9:41 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
An updated design for the playground at Iowa City’s Ped Mall has been finalized.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2021 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Zach Owens, Aaron Hepker and KCRG Staff
Stanley Donahue was taken into custody Monday near Coggon after being spotted by a KCRG-TV9 news crew.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 3:10 PM CDT
|By Zach Owens, Brad Vidmar and KCRG Staff
Cristhian Bahena Rivera has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts.
Updated: May. 20, 2021 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Governor Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties and schools from mandating masks, but the new law does not prohibit businesses from requiring customers to wear masks.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 8:43 AM CST
|By Zach Owens
The COVID-19 vaccination information website Gov. Reynolds announced on Thursday is now live.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM CST
|By Zach Owens
Attorney General Tom Miller and 30 other attorneys general announced on Wednesday a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. over its decision in 2016 to throttle the speed of consumers' iPhones to keep them from unexpectedly shutting down.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 9:54 AM CST
|By Zach Owens
One person was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Tuesday night in Fayette County.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 11:02 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Cedar Rapids police are asking for information from the public as they investigate a possible hate crime.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 591 more COVID-19 cases and six more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:54 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
Zachary Levi has been announced as the actor who will portray NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, and Iowa native, Kurt Warner in an upcoming biopic called “American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story.”
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 10:23 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
The state’s coronavirus website is reporting 247 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 15 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 9:08 AM CDT
|By Zach Owens
UnityPoint Clinic announced May 27 it is transitioning two of its temporary respiratory illness clinics back to normal urgent care operations, and will close the COVID-19 follow-up clinic outside Allen Hospital.