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Iowa City boxing gym holds clinic for those interested in officiating

Iowa City boxing gym holds clinic for those interested in officiating

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Cole Krutzfield
ICOR Boxing is working to grow the sport with its first clinic.

Local

Fundraiser uses pro wrestling to collect money for three Eastern Iowa families fighting melanoma

Fundraiser uses pro wrestling to collect money for three Eastern Iowa families fighting melanoma

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Cole Krutzfield
The group is based out of Algona, Iowa and has members related to those fighting against the disease

Local

Cornhole tournament raises money for Palo man after major injury

Cornhole tournament raises money for Palo man after major injury

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Mollie Swayne
"I had to remind him, sometimes you need some help. Let us show you some love, and help you and your daughter.”

National

Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to...

Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign.

Local

Update: Identity of Pedestrian who died in Fairfax crash revealed

Update: Identity of pedestrian who died in Fairfax crash revealed

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By KCRG News Staff
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the pedestrian who was killed in a crash in Fairfax on Friday night.

National

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars.

Local

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department logo

Occupants displaced after Cedar Rapids fire

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By KCRG Staff
At the scene, crews found a fire coming from the first floor on the west side of the building.

Iowa

A shot of the smoke from Saturday's fire in Lawton from the KTIV studio on Signal Hill

Multiple fire departments battling large fire near Lawton

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By KTIV Staff
Multiple fire departments are battling a large fire near Lawton, Iowa.

Local

Looming government shutdown forces nonprofits to make changes

Government shutdown would have impact on West Branch, home of Hoover sites

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 10:12 PM CDT
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By Brian Tabick
With the looming federal shutdown, some eastern Iowa nonprofits are looking at making some changes.

News

Iowa's racial disparity in the prison population is 7th highest in the nation

Racial disparity in Iowa corrections system 7th highest in the nation

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:46 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
The Hawkeye State’s incarceration rate is two and a half times higher than Canada and the United Kingdom’s combined.
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Local

Community rallies behind Marion woman with lung cancer

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
”Just seeing that support, even from people that we might not necessarily know. It’s just, it’s very hard to explain and there’s nothing that you can ever do to repay these people.”

Local

Iowa food banks brace for impacts of Gov. shutdown

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:13 PM CDT
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By Conner Woodruff
With the impending government shutdown, food banks across Iowa are preparing for an increase in visits while already having a shortage in supply.

Local

Local law enforcement official talks dangers of texting while driving

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:09 PM CDT
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By Libbie Randall
All law enforcement are trained to look for signs of distracted driving such as swerving, constant speeding up and slowing down, and the obvious sign of the glow of a phone screen.

Local

Federal appeals court blocks Linn-Mar gender policy

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
On Friday, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the parental advocacy group lawsuit, blocking a remaining provision that would require students and staff to use a person’s preferred pronouns

Iowa

Chickasaw County officials asking for public’s help in locating missing teen

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 4:18 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Anyone with information is asked to your local law enforcement agency or the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office at 641-394-3121.

Iowa

Iowa book ban prompts disclaimers on Little Free Library exchanges

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 3:05 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
State restrictions on books that can be made available to Iowa students have prompted some Des Moines-area school districts to post disclaimers on Little Free Libraries.

Iowa

WATCH: Alliant Energy starts demolition on decommissioned coal plant

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:47 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Alliant Energy imploded the stack and baghouse of their decommissioned Lansing Generating Station on Wednesday.

Iowa

Dubuque police ask for help identifying theft suspect

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Police are asking for help identifying a suspect who allegedly committed a theft in Dubuque last week.

Iowa

Grundy County firefighter arrested for allegedly setting string of fires he later responded to

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 10:22 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A Holland, Iowa firefighter was arrested Thursday for allegedly starting fires that he would later respond to with the fire department.

Iowa

Waterloo man in custody nearly a month after alleged fatal shooting

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 9:30 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The Waterloo man accused of fatally shooting another man earlier this month is in custody, police said Thursday.

Iowa

Washington man charged with homicide by vehicle in fatal Iowa City crash

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 9:08 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A Washington, Iowa man has been charged with Homicide by Vehicle for a crash that resulted in the death of a Wellman woman in Iowa City in August, Iowa City police confirmed this week.

Iowa

Cedar Rapids police warn about scam targeting grandparents

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:35 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Cedar Rapids police are warning about a new “hard-to-resist” scam targeting grandparents.

Iowa

Manchester police make arrest, putting stop to threat of violence at West Delaware High School

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:16 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Investigators with the Manchester Police Department said they arrested a juvenile male, putting a stop to potential violence at West Delaware High School.

Iowa

Three displaced in Dubuque fire

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:57 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Three people lost their home after it caught fire in Dubuque Thursday afternoon.

National

Man is auctioning most of his 150-plus classic cars

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:36 AM CDT
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By KCCI staff
He said he has been buying and selling classic cars since he was a kid.

Local

Mount Vernon Community School District celebrates homecoming with ceremony at brand new stadium

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
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By Cole Krutzfield
This new addition is years in the making.

Local

City of Cedar Rapids looking to add homeless liaison

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
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By Brian Tabick
City of Cedar Rapids looking to add homeless liaison

Local

Linn County men plead guilty in separate cases of child sex abuse

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 8:36 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
On Thursday, the Iowa District Court for Linn County received two different guilty pleas in two different cases of child sex abuse.

Sports

Starmont renames gym ‘Cathy Smith Gymnasium’ in honor of long-time employee

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:58 PM CDT
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By Chelsie Brown
It’s a big week at Starmont. The school honored one of their employees who goes above and beyond in a special way.

Iowa

Senate bill would restrict corporate ownership of farms

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:48 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
“I agree with the concept to keep the big corporations out from owning the land, especially foreign countries.”

Local

Iowa City Fire Department trains for emergency medical service calls in Hickory Hill Park

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
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By Libbie Randall
It’s especially important for ICFD to practice going to these types of calls as they continue to see a majority of calls require emergency medical services.In 2022, they responded to 9,039 calls for service. 56% of those were Emergency Medical Service calls.

Local

Hamburg Inn No. 2 announces reopening date

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:47 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
After a series of temporary closures, the Hamburg Inn No. 2 is set to reopen.

Iowa

Finding hope throughout pediatric cancer: Family hopes to help others

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:35 PM CDT
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By Rebekah Vaughan
"We want to see what we can do to help the hospital with whatever it might be for those folks to have a seamless transition to come in so they can just care for their child and nothing else,”

Local

Linn County Public Health recommends anyone aged 6 months and older get the new COVID-19 vaccine

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:28 PM CDT
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By Abigail Kurten
As winter approaches, officials with Linn County Public Health are encouraging people to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine.

Local

Marion to offer housing rehabilitation program for residents

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
On Thursday, the City of Marion announced that they have partnered with the Housing Fund for Linn County to provide a program that can assist Marion homeowners

Local

Iowa City Police warning of scammers posing as officers

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 3:40 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Officials are warning the public about a scam involving perpetrators posing as law enforcement and demanding payment from victims.

Iowa

Rental unit listing scams on the rise in Dubuque

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 3:02 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The City of Dubuque is warning residents that a suspected uptick in fraudulent rental unit listings is appearing online.

Hawkeyes

Univ. of Iowa police warn Hawkeye fans of ticket scams

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 12:32 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Police are urging Hawkeye fans to use official ticketing platforms to avoid possibly becoming a victim of a scam.

Iowa

Man charged with killing Algona police officer back in Iowa

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Court documents show the man charged with killing a police officer will be arraigned next month.

Iowa

Country music artist Dustin Lynch coming to Cedar Rapids in 2024

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Country music artist Dustin Lynch is coming to Cedar Rapids next year with special guest SKEEZ.

Iowa

Bettendorf man dead after motorcycle crash Wednesday

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:38 AM CDT
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By KWQC Staff
The investigation is ongoing, police said. An autopsy is pending by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

National

Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 9:54 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press and WILL WEISSERT, STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press
Donald Trump’s rivals were quick to lay into him during the second presidential debate, ripping the former president for skipping the event.

Iowa

Mercy Medical in Cedar Rapids to light the night pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 8:28 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Mercy Medical Center and Alliant Energy will work together to light the night pink to spread awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Iowa

Founder of Des Moines nonprofit Will Keeps to release memoir in October

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:06 AM CDT
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By KCCI
Des Moines Activist and founder of the nonprofit Starts Right Here is releasing a memoir about his life.

Iowa

Wrong-way driver hits police vehicle at low speed in Bremer County crash

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:43 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Police in Denver, Iowa said a driver going the wrong way hit an officer’s vehicle when the officer tried to stop them on Wednesday night.

Iowa

Davenport to open investigation into alderman’s claims of racist comments used in City Hall

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 11:26 PM CDT
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By Kyle Bales
During its council meeting Wednesday, Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said the city would open an investigation into claims made by Ald. Tim Kelly about a fellow alderman using the n-word after a city meeting in August.

News

Voters learn nuts and bolts of Dubuque school bond referendum

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:35 PM CDT
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By Mollie Swayne
Wednesday, the Dubuque Community School District held a public session to educate voters about a $150 million bond referendum that will be on the ballot this November.

Local

COGS holds rally at Iowa Board of Regents meeting demanding a 25% wage increase

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Cole Krutzfield
Dozens of graduate students were at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday to make their voices heard.

Iowa

Iowa has lost half of its soil richness

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
Researchers at Iowa State University say Iowa has lost half of its soil richness, due in part to farming practices.

Iowa

Davenport man convicted of producing, distributing child pornography

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 8:22 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
On Tuesday, a 51-year-old from Davenport was convicted of producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
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