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Ryan Melton, Iowa 4th District Congressional candidate, speaks Sunday during the Iowa State Fair.

Challenger hopes to unite opposition to carbon pipeline

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Dave Price
A Democratic Congressional candidate hopes to unite opposition to a carbon sequestration pipeline project in his bid to upset an incumbent member of Congress.

Local

All in Grocers, a grocery store in Waterloo, announced on Facebook yesterday it’s closing...

All in Grocers in Waterloo is Temporarily Closing

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By KCRG Staff
All in Grocers, a grocery store in Waterloo, announced on Facebook yesterday it’s closing temporarily.

Local

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says one of their captains, Matt Kunkle, has passed away.

Cedar Rapids Fire Captain Dies

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Hannah Messier
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says one of their captains, Matt Kunkle, has passed away.

Local

Just before 9 p.m. on Saturday night, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office went to the I-29...

Two People are Dead After A Mills County Shooting

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Hannah Messier
Just before 9 p.m. on Saturday night, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office went to the I-29 Speedway in Pacific Junction for a shooting.

Iowa

One person is injured after a shooting in Waterloo on Saturday.

One injured after Saturday shooting in Waterloo

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By KCRG Staff
One person is injured after a shooting in Waterloo on Saturday.

Iowa

1 dead after apartment fire in Clinton Friday

1 dead after apartment fire in Clinton Friday, officials say

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Kyle Bales
Officials responded to the two-story apartment building around 6 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of 9th Avenue South in Clinton.

Iowa

Kids' Day at Kinnick Stadium honors Kid Captains.

Kids’ Day at Kinnick Stadium honors Kid Captains

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 6:48 PM CDT
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By Lacey Reeves
The program honors patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital with twelve captains every year.

News

Soldiers in the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment of the Iowa Army National Guard are...

‘This fills my bucket’ Why Iowa National Guard soldiers say they serve

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 11:02 AM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
Every soldier has a different reason for serving.

Local

Community Aid Assistance Program hosts Back to School Supply Drive

Community Aid Assistance Program hosts Back to School Supply Drive

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The Community Aid Assistance Program, otherwise known as C. A.A.P., is hosting a Back to School Supply Drive on Saturday afternoon.

Iowa

Marshalltown police said Victor Delgadillo, 18, of Marshalltown, is wanted on a first degree...

Update: Teen wanted for murder in Marshalltown is Dead After Being Shot in California Officer-Involved Shooting

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:55 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Mr. Delgadillo is dead according to Marshalltown Police.
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News

Harris & Walz head to Wisconsin

Inside Iowa Politics: Does Harris’ pick of Minnesota governor make difference in Iowa elections?

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:52 AM CDT
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By Dave Price
Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst said that she has seen new energy, donations, and enthusiasm since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and Kamala Harris named Tim Walz as her running mate.

Iowa

Restrictions on sexually explicitly materials in school libraries could be in place by the...

Iowa public school book ban block lifted

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By Jackson Valenti
Restrictions on sexually explicitly materials in school libraries could be in place by the time students are back to school.

Local

Cedar Rapids businesses are dealing with the ongoing problem of thieves stealing copper from...

Copper theft remains a persistent issue

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By Brian Tabick
Cedar Rapids businesses are dealing with the ongoing problem of thieves stealing copper from all types of places.

News

Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, IA-3, is the first to take the stage at the Des Moines Register...

Rep. Zach Nunn first to give speech at Iowa State Fair

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 10:24 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
Friday the long-running Des Moines Register Political Soapbox speeches started at the Iowa State Fair. Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is the first to take the stage this year and he’s the only Republican speaking.

Local

Deere & Co. tractors

John Deere could face wrongful termination lawsuits over layoffs

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:34 PM CDT
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By Keegan Turnbough
Former John Deere workers are considering filing wrongful termination lawsuits on the basis of age discrimination.

I9 Investigations

Court records show Chophouse Downtown owners have histories of fraud, unpaid debts, and crime

Court records show Chophouse Downtown owners have histories of fraud, unpaid debts, and crime

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM CDT
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By Abigail Kurten
The couple owes thousands in restitutions, fines, and overdraft fees.

Working Iowa

Groups trying to get people off the streets say eastern Iowa is still seeing homeless rates rise.

State of Homelessness in Iowa increasing rapidly

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM CDT
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By Anna Miller
Groups trying to get people off the streets say eastern Iowa is still seeing homeless rates rise.

Iowa

FILE - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to supporters during a Republican Party of Iowa election...

Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:07 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a Friday ruling by a federal appeals court.

Iowa

Adam Lyons’ 1,294 pound pumpkin was crowned the biggest pumpkin at the Iowa State Fair Friday...

Iowa State Fair crowns biggest pumpkin

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM CDT
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By KCCI
Dave Davis’ 1,294 pound pumpkin was crowned the biggest pumpkin at the Iowa State Fair Friday morning, KCCI reports.

Iowa

One dead in Tama County house fire

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:02 PM CDT
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By Zach Owens
Police in Tama said one person was found dead inside a home after crews extinguished a fire there Friday morning.

Iowa

One person was shot in Battle Creek, IA, according to residents

No charges being filed for fatal shooting in Battle Creek, IA

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM CDT
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By Dean Welte
After months of investigating, authorities have decided not to file criminal charges for a Battle Creek shooting.

News

Marco Battaglia is a Libertarian running against Rep. Zach Nunn and Democratic challenger...

Election 2024: Libertarian Congressional contender’s ballot access challenged in Iowa’s 3rd District race

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 12:55 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
The legitimacy of a Libertarian candidate in one of the hottest Congressional races in the country is being challenged in Iowa.

Iowa

Iowa schools still working to compile a list just over a week away from book ban deadline

Court lifts injunction blocking enforcement of Iowa’s book ban law

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 11:37 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A federal appeals court lifted an injunction blocking enforcement of Iowa’s law banning certain books.

Local

The St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival kicks off in Cedar Rapids on Friday.

St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival gets underway Friday

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 7:48 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The 49th Annual Sweet Corn Festival is happening this weekend at St. Jude’s in Cedar Rapids.

Local

Images from KCRG-TV9's Amana Colonies CityCAM show smoke coming from apparent fire.

Multiple departments respond to Amana fire

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Apparent fire burning in Amana Friday morning.

Iowa

Dubuque County Sheriff's Office

Woman injured after getting hit by vehicle in Dubuque

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:43 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office says a pedestrian was taken to the hospital after getting hit by a car Thursday night in Dubuque.

Iowa

The city is using funds from the campaign to bring a new event center, amphitheater, and...

North Liberty raises over $2.4 million to bring event center to Centennial Park

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 10:29 PM CDT
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By Jackson Valenti
The city is using funds from the campaign to bring a new event center, amphitheater, and splash pad to Centennial Park.

News

GoFundMe started to bring Iowa City drowning victim's body home to Guatemala

Mother of Lake Macbride drowning victim pleads for help getting his body home to Guatemala

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Becky Phelps
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says Yonathan Rivera-Brito was struggling to swim when he disappeared under the water and drowned on July 31st.

Local

Spike in COVID-19 cases

Spike in COVID-19 cases

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 10:15 PM CDT
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By Brian Tabick
COVID-19 cases spike for the first time since December

Local

On May 21st, 2024, an EF 4 tornado spun a trail of destruction through Greenfield in western...

Meteorological Mysteries: The Greenfield Tornado’s Effect on Wind Turbines

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 7:01 PM CDT
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By Hannah Messier
On May 21st, 2024, an EF 4 tornado spun a trail of destruction through Greenfield in western Iowa.

News

City of Dyersville threatens Dubuque County with legal action over stolen $542,000 ARPA funds

City of Dyersville threatens Dubuque County with legal action over stolen $524,000 ARPA funds

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:56 PM CDT
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By Keegan Turnbough
The City of Dyersville threatens to take legal action against Dubuque County after scammers stole $542,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds in December.

Education

The start of school is right around the corner and teachers are spending hundreds of dollars...

Burden to provide school supplies falls to Iowa teachers

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:55 PM CDT
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By Anna Miller
The start of school is right around the corner and teachers are spending hundreds of dollars of their own money on back to school supplies.

Iowa

Evansdale cousins documentary series brings Lyric and Elizabeth's story to the world

Evansdale cousins documentary series brings Lyric and Elizabeth’s story to the world

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:32 PM CDT
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By Lacey Reeves
The 3-episode series titled: “Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?” is available to watch on the streaming platform HBO Max.

Iowa

A former Davenport West High School science teacher is being re-sentenced on an invasion of...

Former Davenport West teacher to be re-sentenced in invasion of privacy case

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:21 PM CDT
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By KWQC Staff
He was sentenced in 2023.

Local

Chophouse Downtown has closed its doors permanently, owners Ryan and Joseph Avila-Burillo...

Former Chophouse Downtown employees still waiting on final paychecks after closure

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:14 PM CDT
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By Abigail Kurten
Employees of Chophouse Downtown in Cedar Rapids tell TV9 they are still waiting to get their last pay checks after the restaurant closed suddenly last week.

Iowa

Univ. of Iowa Health Care reaches settlement with family of teen that died in 2020

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
University of Iowa Health Care has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the family of a teen that died in 2020.

Iowa

Grandma Dixie is making a remarkable recovery.

‘Grandma Dixie’ making remarkable recovery 3 months after Greenfield tornado

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 12:58 PM CDT
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By KCCI
Dixie Dingman, better known as “Grandma Dixie,” is making a remarkable recovery.

Iowa

 (Liz Martin/The Gazette/KCRG-TV9)

St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival preparations underway

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 12:28 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival is this weekend in Cedar Rapids, and organizers and volunteers are hard at work preparing.

Iowa

It's now been 11 years since the bodies of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins were...

Max to release series about abducted Evansdale cousins Lyric and Elizabeth

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 12:20 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Streaming service Max is releasing a three-part documentary series on Thursday about the abduction and murder of Evansdale cousins, Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins.

Iowa

In a criminal complaint, police said 18-year-old Avonus Hodges was involved in a physical...

Cedar Rapids man charged after fights at Ped Mall in Iowa City

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 11:50 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A Cedar Rapids man has been charged in connection to a couple of fights that happened at the Ped Mall in Iowa City last month.

News

Changes to how the University of Iowa structures campus clubs are upsetting people who might...

Univ. of Iowa looks to change rules regarding who can be in clubs

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 10:50 AM CDT
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By Mollie Swayne
Changes to how the University of Iowa structures campus clubs are upsetting people who might no longer be allowed to participate.

Local

Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fair sees jump in advance ticket purchases

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 8:32 AM CDT
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By KCCI
Iowa State Fair says it sold 16,000 more tickets this year than they have in years past.

News

The exterior of the Iowa City Senior Center.

Iowa City Senior Center becomes new pick-up spot for online farmer's market orders

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 7:57 AM CDT
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By Conner Woodruff
For the next several Thursdays the alleyway beside the Iowa City Senior Center is serving as a new pick-up location for Field to Family’s virtual market.

Iowa

Haley Ronnebaum and Harley Baumler were named Iowa Dairy Princess and Iowa Dairy Princess...

Delaware Co. teen named Iowa Dairy Princess

Updated: Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:47 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
18-year-old Haley Ronnebaum of Earlville was crowned the 71st Iowa Dairy Princess during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Wednesday.

Iowa

A study conducted in 2013 and 2014 detected glyphosate in 81 percent of a U.S. sample...

Nebraska, Iowa attorneys general petition EPA over weed killer

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 6:58 PM CDT
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By Joe Harris
They believe not having a uniform standard nationally could cause compliance and logistics costs that would be passed to farmers and consumers.

Local

Sophie Jasper shares her battle with leukemia.

Wig helps Dubuque cancer survivor regain confidence, Peosta salon donating hair to make more

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 6:43 PM CDT
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By Keegan Turnbough
More than a dozen people are donating their hair to the 'Children With Hair Loss' organization Thursday to help children and young adults, like Sophie.

Local

The University of Iowa's Stanley Museum of Art just gave back two pieces of its African art...

Univ. of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art returns art more than 100 years after it was stolen

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 6:38 PM CDT
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By Abigail Kurten
The museum’s decision made them the first North American museum to restitute artwork.

Iowa

Johnson County buys apartment complex to turn into affordable housing.

Johnson County buys apartment complex to turn into affordable housing

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM CDT
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By Lacey Reeves
The apartment complex is located on Hollywood Blvd. and contains 15 units.

Iowa

A building that hasn’t been touched since the derecho hit sits in Cedar Rapids. The roof of...

Damage from derecho still visible in Cedar Rapids four years later

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 6:28 PM CDT
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By Rebekah Vaughan
A building that hasn’t been touched since the derecho hit sits in Cedar Rapids. The roof of the large warehouse is still peeled back from the winds.

Politics

RFK cancels Iowa State Fair stop citing security concerns

Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 5:37 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Junior is cancelling a planned appearance at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
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