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The Hawkeyes will be saying goodbye to two of their players after this weekend. The Athletics Department cancelled that event due to tomorrow's potential for severe weather. Organizations uncertain over Cedar Rapids having a civilian chief of police. Updated: 5 hours ago. The city hasn't given much information, but did...

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A fatal shooting at a Marion bar two weeks ago started as a verbal altercation that escalated when the suspect punched the victim before drawing a weapon, according to a criminal complaint. Police said the shooting happened at Cocktails & Company, at 1625 Blairs Ferry Road,...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Before a 19-year-old was arrested for a drive-by shooting in rural Solon on Tuesday, court documents show he violated his probation more than 50 times from August 2021 to March 2023. Bryant Wallace was placed on probation for five years after he pled guilty to...

A man was arrested in Waterloo Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing another man at a bar in Marion, according to KWWL. 28 year old Duval Walker Jr. has been charged with 1st degree Murder in the killing of 32 year old Cameron Barnes. Barnes was shot dead inside Cocktails and Company on March 17th. Walker has also been charged with Possession of a Firearm or Offensive Weapon by a Felon and Going Armed with Intent. The US Marshals of the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force received information that Walker was in Waterloo Wednesday and were able to take him into custody without incident. Walker was transported to the Linn County Correctional Center.

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - Lance Pedersen has announced that his father, Butch Pedersen, is entering hospice care. Butch led the West Branch Bears to 3 state titles in 1989, 1991, and 1992. He was named the national coach of the year in 2017. In October 2022, he was diagnosed...

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - With a nearly $15,000 difference between tuition at Cornell College and Iowa Wesleyan University, one big question that many potential transfer students are asking is how they might be able to make up the difference. That’s why academic Leaders at Cornell are working with those students to try and keep them in Iowa.

Beginning Monday, April 3, the intersection of 5th Avenue and 11th Street will be closed for sewer and water main work. This closure is expected to last a week (weather permitting). This closure is happening as a portion of 12th Street is also closed for City Hall roof repair. 12th...

The Public Services Department has contracted with Wendling Quarries Inc. to assist with rock crushing at its concrete collection site. The site is west of the ball diamonds in Hanna Park and east of the trail. The contractor is expected to mobilize equipment today, March 30, and begin work on Friday, March 31.

Marion — Volunteers packaged meals at the St Joseph Church on Thursday evening that will be sent to Ukraine. Volunteers from the Take Away Hunger organization packed up 12,000 meals inside of the church's school gym. The organization is a is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps communities package food...

Weather permitting, closure of Herbert Hoover Highway NE/F44 in Johnson County and Main Street in West Branch at its intersection with Johnson Cedar Road will begin on Monday, April 3, 2023. Closing each road is required to complete construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Herbert Hoover Highway and Johnson Cedar Road.

Marion — City officials announced on Thursday 12th Street and a portion of 11th Street is temporarily closing near the public library and city hall. According to a press release sent out on Thursday, crews are closing those areas for repairs to the city hall roof and watermain work near the Marion Public Library.

SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people this month in connection to a drive-by shooting in rural Solon in November 2022. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said Bryant Wallace, 19, of Marion, was arrested on March 14, and a 17-year-old male was arrested on Tuesday. They both face charges of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and other weapons-related charges.

Virginia “Ginny” Hunt, Ph.D., grew up in Tipton, Iowa. As a young girl in the 1940s, she loved sports and was a good athlete, but women of that era did not have many opportunities to play organized sports. Some thought that physical exertion might interfere with childbearing abilities. At least that was the gist of the answer Hunt received when she questioned school authorities about it. And she spent her career trying to give young women the opportunities to which she did not have access during her formative years.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about a drive-by shooting last fall near Shueyville. According to the original criminal complaint, 19-year-old Bryant Wallace of 4th Avenue was driving a black minivan towards the victim’s residence on Hickory Hollow Road just before 5:45pm on November 2nd. He slowed down so his teenage accomplice could shoot four rounds from a 9mm handgun out the van window at the victim’s camper.

They believe that the hype around the Iowa women making it to the Final Four transcends regular fandom and is making strides for women's sports. His son says they are surrounding their dad in strength, love and faith. In a message to the West Branch football team, he said Butch will be cheering for them from the best seat in the house.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Baltimore-based Bottoms Up Bagels (BUB) is bringing its boiled bagels to Cedar Rapids and Marion for a limited time in April. The Baltimore-based business is opening a pop-up shop from April 7 through April 23 at NewBo City Market. While they’re in town, the bagels...

Spring break kicks of today for Rochester Public Schools. We have some gas prices for you ahead of any travel.

An overnight traffic stop in Iowa City has led to weapons and drug charges against a West Branch man. Iowa City Police pulled over a 1992 Chevy Caprice being driven by 41-year-old Dave Brown of Bradley Lane just before 12:30 Tuesday morning near the intersection of Scott Boulevard and Court Street. Brown reportedly admitted to having marijuana and a gun inside the vehicle.

A large turnout attended Maquoketa River Day at the Monticello Heritage and Cultural Center March 26. Among the speakers was Mary Phelan (upper right, standing), who spoke about bird species in Jones County. (Photos by Pete Temple)

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - Marion police have canceled the operation quickfind for 16-year-old Aiden Sullivan, saying he has been found safe. In a press release, police said Aiden Sullivan was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Monday night, wearing cowboy boots, jeans and a dark sweatshirt. Police describe Aiden as...