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Two people dead in crash Friday afternoon in Linn County. One of the victims is the son of the Clarion Goldfield Dows Middle School principal.

Cedar Rapids-A chase through four counties in east central Iowa Friday afternoon by law enforcement authorities ended in Cedar Rapids in an accident that claimed the lives of two people. One of the victims was the son of the Clarion Goldfield Dows Middle School principal. The Iowa State Patrol reported a 2019 Chevrolet Impala operated by 36-year-old Garrett R. Sager of Grand Island, Nebraska led law enforcement on the chase on Highway 30 starting in Marshall County. Sager fired upon the law officers during Friday’s pursuit striking an occupied police cruiser. The officers and deputies attempted multiple times to disable the suspects’ vehicle without success while the Sager car was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 30. A final stopping attempt occurred when the Sager car collided head on with a 2004 model Chevrolet Impala driven by 16-year-old Kaylan Williams of Cedar Rapids. Both Sager and Williams were pronounced dead at the accident scene.

Linn County, IA · 12h
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Teen facing charges after leading Linn County officials on chase Saturday night

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A 15-year-old boy is facing several charges after leading Linn County deputies on a chase Saturday night. It all started around 9 p.m. when a Linn County Sheriff's Deputy tried to stop a car traveling 97 mph on Highway 100. The car didn't stop and...

Linn County, IA · 17h
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Benton County land transfers Nov. 2 through Nov. 4, 2026

Recorded Nov. 2 Janet K. Netwon to Robert J. Jones and Jade A. Ritchey, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 5, Herring and Thompson’s Addition to Blairstown. Ronald D. and Magdalene R. Glime and Russell and Barbara Glime to Katherine Glime as trustee of the Joseph and Katherine Glime Revocable Trust, the northeast quarter of section 15, township 83, range 10. W.P.H. Inc., doing business as Cedar Ridge Homes, Inc., to Hannah McGrath, Parcel B of lot 3, Stone Ridge Fifth Addition to the City of Atkins. Richard Anthony Rego and Kathrin N. Rego to Jordan Northrup, part of the east half of the north half of block 9, Webb’s Subdivision of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 85, range 10. Recorded Nov. 3 North Side Properties, LLC to The Denise J. Landis Revocable Living Trust, the north half of the southeast quarter of section 5, township 86, range 9. Ann L. Beneke to Ann L. Beneke, Trustee of the Ann L. Beneke Revocable Trust, the west half of the northeast quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter in section 32,

Benton County, IA · 19h

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Palo woman charged with $21,000 in SNAP fraud

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Palo woman is charged with two felonies after a state investigation found she gave false information about her income to get more food assistance than she was owed. Court documents show 38-year-old Aeryka Walker gave false documents and statements to the Department of Health...

Palo, IA · 1d
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Dubuque pro-life group calls for more pregnancy support for women after Marion newborn’s death

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Arthur Gilloon, vice president of Dubuque County Right to Life Inc., criticized the organization investigators say provided abortion medication to Margaret Conant. Conant faces charges of child endangerment — deprivation of necessary care and obtaining prescription medication by deceit. Speculating about Conant’s circumstances, Gilloon...

Marion, IA · 2d

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‘Barely breathing’: Mom allegedly ordered abortion pills before giving birth to premature baby, then put him on a closet shelf

An Iowa mother was charged after authorities said she wrapped her “barely breathing” premature newborn in a towel and put him on a closet shelf instead of calling for help. Mother told police newborn was barely breathing after birth Margaret Conant, 39, of Marion, was charged with child endangerment causing a substantial risk of bodily...

Marion, IA · 2d

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Former Younkers space at Lindale Mall sold, council member says

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The former Younkers space at Lindale Mall has been sold to a new owner, City Council member Scott Olson confirmed. Olson said the buyer is the same developer that recently opened a Dick’s House of Sport connected to the mall in the former Sears location. The developer also opened a Vasa Fitness next to the mall in the former Hy-Vee, Olson said.

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d

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Nurse loses license after thefts at Cedar Rapids facilities

After being convicted of stealing the medication of multiple nursing home residents, a nurse from Preston has agreed to surrender her license. In June 2025, licensed practical nurse Jaci Moore, now 33, was charged by Waterloo police with third-degree theft after it was alleged she stole 74 items, putting some in her purse and some in a shopping cart, worth $847. She later pleaded guilty to the charge and received a deferred judgment. In October 2025, Linn County prosecutors alleged that Moore was working at the Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids in September 2025 when she “mis-administered and/or took” approximately 43 oxycodone pills by falsely claiming the patients had requested the medications and then falsely claiming she had administered the drugs. When interviewed by police, Moore allegedly admitted that she had an oxycodone addiction and also admitted stealing 10 or 12 of the patients’ oxycodone pills. She was charged with felony prohibited acts involving controlled substances. In December 2025, Linn County prosecutors charged Moore with a second count of prohibited acts. In that case, prosecutors alleged that an investigation by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit found that while Moore was working as a nurse for the Harmony Cedar

Cedar Rapids, IA · 1d

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Another Restaurant Bites the Dust at This Cedar Rapids Location

We were hoping the rumors weren't true, but it's official. Another Cedar Rapids restaurant has closed. Here's what we know.

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d

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Gone now: The 3 most beloved Iowa restaurants that recently closed

Iowa’s restaurant landscape has changed again after another wave of local closures earlier this year. Three very different independent dining rooms recently reached the end of regular service, taking with…

Davenport, IA · 2d

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Sisters give birth to sons 30 minutes apart on the same day

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KGAN, BRANDY MEISHED, CNN) — Two pregnant sisters in Iowa, whose due dates were two weeks apart, gave birth to their sons on the same day, just 30 minutes apart. Brandy Meisheid, a Linn County supervisor, was at the hospital for an induction when her sister...

Linn County, IA · 2d

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Cedar Rapids man sentenced for attacking strangers, officers

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A man accused of randomly assaulting multiple strangers in Cedar Rapids last year has pleaded guilty. Daniel Doyen, 25, of Cedar Rapids, was given a five-year prison sentence on Thursday for three felony counts of willful injury and two felony counts of assaulting an officer.

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d

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Cedar Rapids makes Orkin’s list of rattiest cities

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids ranks 36th on Orkin’s 2026 list of the 50 U.S. cities with the most rodent treatment activity. It’s the first time the city has made the list. Orkin based its rankings on new residential rodent treatments from Aug. 9, 2025, through...

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d

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Gilbertville man sentenced after Cedar Falls ATM theft and chase

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A Gilbertville man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after stealing an ATM in Cedar Falls and leading officers on a 40-minute chase. 56-year-old John Fitzgerald Bennett received a 51-month sentence Nov. 5. He was also ordered to pay $246,676.46 in...

Cedar Falls, IA · 2d

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Williamsburg teacher featured in Kirkwood newsletter

Williamsburg teacher Joe Degen was featured in the winter newsletter of Kirkwood Community College’s Iowa County center this month. Degen is social studies teacher for grades 7-12 at Williamsburg Jr./Sr. High School. “At first I wanted it to cover some of my general education requirements,” said Degen in the newsletter, explaining why he took classes through Kirkwood. “Then when I found out where I wanted to go I tried to take them to cover as much non-major stuff that I could.” Degen said in the newsletter that taking Kirkwood classes while he was in high school helped him find more time to take the classes he wanted to take when he got to college. “It also helped me get more general education classes completed so I had more time to focus on my majors (history and education).” Kirkwood’s Michael Jacobsen was a big help to Degen during his time at Kirkwood Iowa County Center, he says in the newsletter. “…[D]ue to his experience as a former social studies teacher, I was able to talk about my career path and a potential four-year plan before I even knew what college I was going to pick,” Degen said. “When I got to

Williamsburg, IA · 1d

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Cedar Rapids police credit Flock cameras for solving theft case

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids police are crediting the city’s Flock cameras for helping them solve a $25,000 crime. Police said officers were called to Cedar Memorial in September after staff found multiple brass vases had been stolen from the cemetery. The vases were valued at $25,000.

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d

Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Blue-collar background informs Cedar Rapids native’s fiction

CEDAR RAPIDS — Unlike a lot of authors, Keith Pilapil Lesmeister didn’t set out to become a writer from an early age. Instead, the Cedar Rapids native was well into adulthood before he realized he had a knack for storytelling. While in his late 20s and working in the admissions office at Luther College in Decorah, Lesmeister said he decided to record some of the “wild and outlandish” family stories he’d heard growing up in Cedar Rapids. He started to write down some of that family lore, while at the same time taking a few writing-related classes at Luther. It was a class on creative writing that helped light the spark for him. “It felt very liberating, in the sense that, you know, instead of airing out all of my family's dirty laundry, I could … instead just make things up and call it fiction, which was far more liberating to me,” Lesmeister said. Nearly two decades later, Lesmeister has turned that interest in fiction into a full-fledged career. He recently released his second collection of short stories, “Ask Me About the Money,” in addition to working full time as a writing and literature instructor at Northeast Iowa Community College.

Cedar Rapids, IA · 23h

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13 Iowa Bakeries And Pie Shops Worth Visiting Before Thanksgiving Arrives

Is it really Thanksgiving planning if nobody has asked who’s bringing the pie yet? That question always seems to come up just when my holiday to-do list is getting crowded. I enjoy a homemade dessert, but I’m perfectly happy to let a skilled baker handle the crust. Fortunately, Iowa has plenty of bakeries that can make Thanksgiving preparations a little easier.

Iowa City, IA · 1d

Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids council eyes next phase of 34th Street roadwork

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city of Cedar Rapids is striving to have both phases of its 34th Street SE reconstruction project done on schedule despite delays incurred after its original contractor defaulted on the work. Cedar Rapids City Council members, at their most recent meeting, approved the proposed plans, specifications and form of contract for the project’s second phase, which will run from just north of Terry Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue. Bid opening for the project is scheduled for Nov. 18, after which the matter will return to City Council to approve a contractor. The current cost estimate is roughly $4.3 million, according to a presentation from city staff. Engineering Manager Doug Wilson told council members that the project included pavement reconstruction along 34th Street SE, as well as storm and sanitary sewer improvements and the construction of a shared-use path. The intent is to start construction in the spring of 2027 with completion by next fall. The work is part of the city’s Paving for Progress program that uses funding generated through a voter-approved local-option sales tax. It will complement the ongoing reconstruction of 34th Street SE between Bever Avenue and Terry Drive, which city staff remain hopeful

Cedar Rapids, IA · 2d