Working Iowa: Iowa DOT hiring plow drivers

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A senior living facility in Keokuk County was fined close to $10,000 after a state report said the facility did not provide appropriate medical care for a woman who had a stroke. Advocates who work in nursing homes and care facilities spoke to TV9 following the incident and said there need to be changes in the industry.

Loved ones of teens shot in Des Moines call for end to gun violence. Loves ones of victims in a deadly shooting at a Des Moines non-profit are speaking out for the first time. Marquette Catholic principal makes parody music video to announce snow day. Updated: 2 hours ago. The...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill introduced in the legislature says the state would no longer do business with companies that financially boycott specific industries: gun shops, fossil fuels, agriculture, and timber. Financial institutions often implement an environmental, social, and governance investment model to screen companies before investing, also...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Plan on gradual clearing across eastern Iowa for the rest of the day along with some chilly temperatures. We only expect highs into the upper teens to lower 20s. Late tonight into tomorrow morning, the next system arrives with another inch of snow possible during the morning drive. Yet another system is still on track to arrive in the area on Saturday. This system has the potential for moderate snow amounts of generally 2-5″ and there is a possibility that an advisory will be issued for this system going forward. Temperatures start cooling on Sunday and generally stay pretty cold all of next week.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some scattered snow showers across eastern Iowa are making for some slick roads in portions of eastern Iowa Wednesday morning. This system still carries the potential for a trace to two-inch snow in the area, and will impact both the morning and evening commutes. A...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - More school districts now than ever in the state of Iowa are showing interest in becoming a designated “heart safe” area. It’s part of a program called “Project ADAM” where medical officials help school staff be prepared if someone were to experience sudden cardiac arrest.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Six days a week a group meets in the basement of Bauman’s clothing store in Mount Vernon for coffee and conversation. The turnout on Thursday was larger than normal, and for good reason. It’s Fred Lehman’s 100th birthday. “It means yesterday I was...

Documents with classified markings were found in former vice president Mike Pence's home in Indiana last week. Details of contract between union workers and CNH released. We are learning new details about a contract deal between the United Auto Workers Union and Case New Holland Industrial, or CNH. Two students...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - On Wednesday, subcommittees of the Iowa House and Senate both advanced a bill to increase the penalties on the distribution of drugs that lead to death. The proposal, which was introduced by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, would make the penalty punishable by up to...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - State lawmakers in both the House and the Senate are debating a bill that would change how the state hands out public education funding - with some of those dollars instead supporting a private education for students. Private school administrators in Iowa, like the President...

Governor to sign school voucher bill after Iowa Senate passes in early Tuesday vote. A bill on education funding is now heading to Governor Kim Reynolds' desk to sign. Governor Reynolds speaks after Students First Act passes. Updated: 7 hours ago. Governor Kim Reynolds signed “The Students First Act” into...