Cedar Rapids- A new addition to this year’s Cedar Rapids Farmers’ Market may help bring more people downtown. It’s similar to a beer garden expect with Bloody Mary’s. Zins is hosting the “Bloody Mary garden” on 3rd Street Southeast, right outside their business. “I think we might get a younger crowd, we don’t want people [...]

Cedar Rapids- An apartment complex with a reputation for housing troublemakers is now history. On Thursday, members of the Wellington Heights neighborhood watched as crews began to tear down the long-standing complex at 1415 Bever Avenue. “It symbolizes a new start for the neighborhood,” said Terry Bilsland, President of the Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association. The [...]

Cedar Rapids- It’s been nearly four years since flood water filled the Paramount Theatre causing more than 16 million dollars in damage. Crews have been working since last summer to bring the Theatre back bigger and better. On Tuesday, Paramount leaders announced its comeback Broadway schedule for the 2012 -2013 season. * Cirque Dreams Holidaze [...]

Cedar Rapids-Childhood hunger is not only a worldwide problem, but one we face here in eastern Iowa. On Saturday, a small Cedar Rapids group helped make a big contribution to those in need. The group scooped, filled, sealed and boxed thousands of small, but important bags. “These meals can be the difference between life and [...]

Iowa City- After President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, Kim Painter thought it was a remarkable moment . Painter is the Johnson County Recorder who married her wife in 2009. “I felt very emotional. I don’t think of myself as somebody who needs someone to validate who I am, my connections, and my [...]

A Waterloo man suspected in a double shooting made his initial court appearance Friday. Kevin Ambrose, 33, was arrested Thursday at a house on West Fifth Street. Police believe Ambrose was responsible for the shootings at 704 Newell St. Wednesday night that left 59-year-old Kay Straw dead and her daughter, 33-year-old Marlene Buss, wounded . In court on [...]

Marion- A Marion woman said she is forever thankful to her neighbors who saved her life. In February, 73-year-old Sandra Carpenter fell in her home and laid on the floor for four days before anyone found her. Carpenter said she felt dizzy and collapsed in her living room. She hit her head on a statue [...]

Cedar Rapids- More than 100 people packed the Cedar Valley Human Society Saturday morning, hoping to take home one of six purebred cocker spaniel puppies. The puppies mother was one of the 87 dogs rescued from a Sac City home in January. The Cedar Valley Human Society took in a handful of those dogs and [...]

Cedar Rapids – 6 little cocker spaniels are catching a lot of attention. In January KCRG told you about 87 dogs rescued from a woman’s home in Sac City. The Cedar Valley Human Society took in a small number of those dogs, and one of the female dogs recently added six more to the bunch. [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS  — This summer, Cedar Rapids businesses are hoping — maybe counting on — a financial boost of their own. Several major events are expected to bring in thousands of people to the city. From early June until late July, expect downtown Cedar Rapids to be full of music, events, and food vendors, which [...]

Hundreds filled the University of Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday to hear an accomplished scientist and animal welfare advocate who lives with autism. Autism can affect how people learn, speak and interact. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one in 88 children has autism. Temple Grandin spoke to a full house at the [...]

Iowa’s unusual stretch of warm weather resulted in an early start to the tick season. The Iowa Department of Public Health said warm weather in late winter and early spring has led to earlier than normal tick activity and start to the tick-borne disease season. “Usually we start hearing about ticks in May or June,” [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — An Eastern Iowa family is trying to rally local support after they say one of their loved ones was “senselessly” killed last month. Rekia Boyd, 22, was shot by an off-duty police officer around 1 a.m. on March 21 on the west side of Chicago. According to the initial police report, the [...]

Cedar Rapids- An Eastern Iowa family is doing all they can to rally support for the loved one they lost. 22-year-old Rekia Boyd was shot and killed in Chicago by an off-duty police officer. The case is still under investigation by an outside agency. According to the initial Chicago police report, on march 21st around [...]

Cedar Rapids- Swapping homes with strangers. That’s what an Eastern Iowa woman and her family hope they can do, except they don’t currently live in Iowa. The family is in Norfolk, Virginia, nearly 11 hundred miles from Eastern Iowa. But they hope to find someone in Eastern Iowa, that wants to be where they are. [...]

A couple living in Norfolk, Virginia is hoping to move back to Iowa. They are looking for someone here to swap houses with them. Shannon Medina and her family have been living in Norfolk because she was active in the Navy and her husband still is. Medina is no longer active because she was diagnosed [...]

Cedar Rapids- Students are now speaking out in defense of a Cedar Rapids Washington High School Coach. On Tuesday, KCRG told you about several parents who filed complaints with the district in response to what they say is harassment and bullying. Coach Tony Lombardi is the center of the controversy. Complaints state he has made [...]

IOWA CITY — Proponents of extending passenger rail service in the state met Saturday to discuss the possibility of a link between Chicago and Iowa City. Many at the meeting of the Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers seemed hopeful that the state will accept $87 million in federal funding that has been set aside for [...]

MARENGO — Iowa Republicans on Saturday continued a process that began during the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses, selecting delegates and discussing the party’s platform during county conventions around the state. “It’s important for our voice to be heard,” said Larry Wilson of Grinnell, who was taking part in the county conventions. Rep. Dawn Pettengill of [...]

Dubuque-The nation is working to recover from the largest housing market crash since the Great Depression. But some Eastern Iowa cities have faired pretty well during the slump, and some businesses in Dubuque are anticipating one of their best years since 2008. All weekend businesses will fill the Grand River Center in Dubuque, hoping to [...]