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Cedar Rapids Schools will reopen Tuesday following threat

Students will return to the classroom Tuesday for the Cedar Rapids Community School District with a greater police presence at schools.

The closure is due to a threat made on social media that is under investigation.

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Cedar Rapids parents react to threatening social media posts

Forecast

Unseasonably warm temperatures are with us again today.

Unseasonably hot temperatures take a turn midweek

Education

Americans generally think college campuses are far friendlier to liberal views than...

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

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Iowa

Iowa nonprofit rescues owl stuck in soccer net at Luther College

Updated: 8 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

An Iowa nonprofit rescued a Great Horned Owl that had gotten tangled in a soccer net at Luther College.

Politics

Former President Trump to make campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo

Updated: 8 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

Former President Donald Trump will make campaign stops in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo on Saturday.

Hawkeyes

Farmersburg 9-year-old named Kid Captain for Iowa Homecoming game against Purdue

Updated: 11 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

An 8-year-old from Farmersburg will be a Kid Captain this weekend when the Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Purdue Boilermakers.

Iowa

Five finalists for 21 annual Iowa Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest revealed

Updated: 9 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

One Iowa restaurant will soon be recognized for having this year’s best breaded pork tenderloin in the state.

Working Iowa

Working Iowa: Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection helps students explore careers

Updated: 14 hours ago

By Kristin Rogers

With the help of Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection, middle and high school students are getting the opportunity to explore careers. It’s an experience that helped Prairie High School senior Alexa Higginbotham figure out her next steps.

Local

Marion police have canceled the Operation Quickfind for Lucas James Bates.

Operation Quickfind canceled: Lucas James Bates

Updated: 22 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

The Marion Police Department has canceled the Operation Quickfind for 14-year-old Lucas James Bates.

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Update: Missing teen found dead

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 4:18 PM CDT

By KCRG Staff

Close to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office took a call concerning Kaden Ray Wilken, the missing teen.

Local

One person dead after Franklin County Crash

One dead after motorcycle hits golf cart in Franklin County

Updated: 20 hours ago

By KCRG Staff

The Iowa state patrol says a man is dead after a crash in Franklin County involving a golf cart and a motorcycle.

Iowa

Bennett principal named Principal of the Year by American Heart Association

Updated: 20 hours ago

By Abigail Kurten

A Principal in Bennett was named Principal of the Year by the American Heart Association.

Local

Trump campaigned in Ottumwa on Sunday

Updated: 21 hours ago

News

Advocates and elected officials discuss housing struggles in Dubuque

Updated: 21 hours ago

By Mollie Swayne

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement held a forum during which people could tell their elected officials about the housing struggles they’d experienced firsthand.

Local

33rd annual Especially For You Race Against Breast Cancer sets registration record

Updated: 20 hours ago

By Cole Krutzfield

Over 16,000 people registered to raise money to help end breast cancer.

Local

Shed declared total loss after Dubuque County fire

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 7:03 PM CDT

By KCRG Staff

Dubuque County officials say a shed is a total loss after a fire early Saturday morning.

Local

Kids meet first responders at the Iowa Children's Museum's Move It Dig It Do It event

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 7:12 PM CDT

Local

North Liberty portable mural highlights literacy and education

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 7:16 PM CDT

National

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

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 8:17 PM CDT

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.

Forecast

A warm start to the workweek but cooler temperatures will return

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM CDT

By Hannah Messier

Monday will still be very hot for the beginning of October with highs in the 80s and 90s and a mostly sunny sky.

Local

Update: Identity of pedestrian who died in Fairfax crash revealed

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM CDT

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.

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Occupants displaced after Cedar Rapids fire

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 6:40 PM CDT

By KCRG Staff

At the scene, crews found a fire coming from the first floor on the west side of the building.

Local

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

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM CDT

By Cole Krutzfield

The group is based out of Algona, Iowa and has members related to those fighting against the disease

Local

Iowa City boxing gym holds clinic for those interested in officiating

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 11:35 PM CDT

By Cole Krutzfield

ICOR Boxing is working to grow the sport with its first clinic.

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: Sep. 30, 2023 at 6:11 PM CDT

By KTIV Staff

Multiple fire departments are battling a large fire near Lawton, Iowa.

National

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 7:41 PM CDT

By The Associated Press

In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening his pistachio trees to ensure they’re not wasting any of the groundwater at the heart of a vicious fight.

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