Coralville, IA

One company has purchased five gigantic industrial buildings in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in one of the biggest deals of its type in the state of Iowa. The question is, 'Who bought them all?' There are a few distinct possibilities. REjournals reports that JLL, a real estate services company,...

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - One man was taken to the hospital after a UTV side-by-side accident in rural Central City on Thursday evening. At 6:45 P.M., emergency crews were called to an ATV rollover accident near 5040 Wagner Rd. When they arrived, they discovered that the driver of a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -They’re calling it “The Great Resignation” Nearly Four- million Americans quit their jobs in April. That’s the highest total ever and nearly double the number who quit a year ago. The number of people quitting is adding to the labor shortages companies are facing. University of...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said Iowa would be sending Iowa State Patrol Officers to the Mexico-US border. The Iowa State Patrol said it was sending 25-30 troopers for two-week periods. The department employs 360 members. That means 7% of the people who patrol Iowa’s Highways, and interstates would be working in Texas. The Governor of Texas asked all governors to send help, and so far, a handful of states with Republican governors have agreed.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a bipartisan agreement on a infrastructure plan. The bill’s price tag is at $973 billion over five years, or $1.2 trillion over eight years. The investments include $109 billion on roads and highways and $15 billion on electric vehicle infrastructure...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Veterans are being honored with banners in downtown Cedar Rapids as part of the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival. This is the first year for the Military Tribute Banner Program. William Rowan served in the Navy for 8 years beginning in 1981. His five children surprised him...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — On Tuesday, Iowa's News Now reporter, Emily Chavez, listened to concerns from residents in a Northwest neighborhood. Neighbors say say ever since the Linn County overflow shelter closed last month, they are seeing a handful of people wandering around, near or on their property. On Wednesday...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa) — Iowa's most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing local Black academic. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to cut ties with its two-century namesake, former Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson. The...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Johnson County is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing local Black academic. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to cut ties with its two-century namesake, former Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson. The lifelong slave owner from Kentucky had no ties to the county.

Johnson County now has a new namesake. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to recognize Lulu Merle Johnson as the official eponym, or namesake, of Johnson County. Lulu Merle Johnson was born in 1907 in Gravity, Iowa, to a father who was born into slavery. She became...

The U.S. Navy's newest submarine, the USS Iowa is nearly 65% complete. Five of the sailors who will spend time on the vessel once it is operational are spending their weekend in eastern Iowa. This is Arturo Siongco's first time in Iowa and he is looking forward to meeting the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids hosted the annual “Roundup”-formerly known as the “Barbecue Roundup”-at the McGrath Amphitheatre on Thursday. Only two companies- Porky Chicks Barbecue and Blazin’ Bronco-were part of this year’s event. One vendor said he’s faced issues getting his products for this summer, with shortages and...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Test Iowa’s Linn County location performed its last COVID-19 test on Thursday. It shut down Thursday after the state announced it will end its Test Iowa Program. Test Iowa is the state’s free, large-scale COVID-19 testing program. The state originally paid $26 Million in a...