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Two Sumner residents were taken into custody for violating a no contact order on Friday. A Sumner Officer was dropping off evidence in Waverly on Friday when he witnessed 40 year old Rusty Surovik and 33 year old Angelina Martinez walking along Highway 3. The officer had prior knowledge of a no contact order between the two and confirmed it was still in place with dispatch. He then took both subjects into custody. They were transferred to the Bremer County Jail.

A 15-year-old male will face multiple charges after stealing a vehicle and eluding police officers in Cedar Falls Sunday afternoon. Cedar Falls Police say around 1:20 PM, a white 2015 Ford Fusion was spotted near the intersection of 4th Street and Hudson Road. The vehicle had been previously reported as stolen. The driver led the police on a brief vehicle chase before fleeing on foot near the intersection of Pearl Street and West 10th Street. The driver was later found and taken into custody. He is facing charges of first degree theft, eluding, interference with official acts, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of alcohol under 21. Police say the investigation is ongoing and additional charges could be filed.

After what seems like a slight hiatus, the infamous social media celebs marked their first return to the Cedar Valley over the weekend. Mason Corkery and Gucci the cow captured our hearts a little over a year ago. Corkery and his bovine bud broke the internet with their hilarious adventures...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Chapter one: The problem at hand with EMS in Iowa. Donna Hansen keeps her husband Tim close to her heart. “Been almost six years and some days it still doesn’t seem like it happened,” she said, wearing a necklace with her Tim’s ashes inside while sitting in her rural Hudson, Iowa living room.

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

Cedar Falls High School has hired new boys and girls cross country coaches. Brett Egan has been hired to coach the Tigers boys team while Leah Jennings has been hired to coach the Tiger girls. Egan has been with the Cedar Falls school district since 2020. Prior to Cedar Falls,...

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Closing arguments concluded Monday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing an Iowa State Trooper. Jury deliberations are now underway. Michael Lang faces first degree murder charges for the shooting death of Sergeant Jim Smith in Grundy Center last year. Sergeant Smith...

Saturday night the Waverly-Shell Rock boys rugby team won the Class 2A State Championship in dramatic fashion. Down by 3 with seconds left on the clock Mikey Santoiemma broke free for a long try as time expired to give the Go-Hawks a 21-17 victory over Ankeny. It was the 4th championship overall and Waverly-Shell Rock’s 2nd in a row.

The Wartburg Knights softball team has advanced in the NCAA Tournament. Wartburg won a regional championship yesterday in walk-off fashion 6-5 over Saint Benedict. The Knights will compete in the Super Regionals, May 19-21. The Knights will face the Big Blue of Millikin University.

A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — After fewer than two hours of deliberations, an Iowa jury has found Michael Lang guilty of the murder of Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith during a standoff in Grundy Center in April 2021. The jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts against Lang, including the most serious – First […]

The Panorama Panthers girls golf team turned in another outstanding performance at their regional golf meet on Friday and punched their ticket to the second round of regional competitions. It’s been a good year of competition for the Panorama Panthers girls golf team and those performances continued on Friday when...

IOWA, USA — An Iowa astronaut's feet are firmly planted on the ground once again after spending six months in space. Raja Chari, an astronaut who grew up in Cedar Falls and graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo, served as commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — A jury reached a verdict in the murder trial of Michael Lang Monday. Jury finds Lang guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of attempted murder, guilty of assaulting peace officer. He is charged with murdering Sgt. Jim Smith in April of last year during a standoff...

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its preseason rankings. In 3A, Waverly-Shell Rock is 7th and Independence is 9th.

The jury is now deliberating the fate of Michael Lang, the Grundy County man accused of shooting and killing State Trooper Jim Smith last April. Prosecutor Douglas Hammerand said in his closing that it is a straightforward case. Lang is charged with First-Degree Murder in Trooper Smith’s death. Defense...

Statewide Iowa — The jury is now deliberating the fate of Michael Lang — the Grundy Center man accused of shooting and killing State Trooper Jim Smith last April. Prosecutor Douglas Hammerand said in his closing that this is a straightforward case. Lang is charged with first-degree murder...