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Iowa Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Endangerment Causing Serious Injury
ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) -An Iowa man is pleading guilty for death of his infant son back in 2022, KCCI reported. Charles Peters of Cedar Rapids has been sentenced to 20 years for child endangerment causing serious injury and neglect of a dependent. Police say Peters’ infant son died days after...
Homeless schoolchildren across Iowa benefit from American Rescue Plan Act funds
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa school children experiencing homelessness are getting some help in the form of $424,000 in federal funding. But now the shocker: it’s headed to 25 different school districts. “I bet it would baffle you,” says Jen Durham, who battled homelessness with her young children...
School districts working to comply with Iowa’s book ban before students return
SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A court challenge to the Iowa law that restricts certain books and topics ended - which means teachers, principals and curriculum directors are having to make sure they’re not in violation. The law bans school books that depict or describe sex acts. It also prohibits...
Disability Rights Activist Pushes Government To Let Him Participate in Society
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses when he and others with disabilities are denied the support they need to live in their own homes and to participate in society.
Marion's historic Granger House featured in art competition
MARION, Iowa — City leaders and local artists held a ribbon cutting for theGranger House Plein Air Art competition in Marion. The opening event was held on the morning of Friday, Aug. 23. Granger house’s Vicki Noah, Mayor Nicolas AbouAssaly and several organizations like the Marion Chamber of Commerce...
Cedar Rapids says goodbye to Bo Mac's, closing this Sunday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids restaurant Bo Mac's announced it is closing its doors. The bar/restaurant is nestled in the city's New Bohemian neighborhood. In a Facebook post, the restaurant said its last day will be Sunday, Aug. 25. Bo Mac's owner had told Iowa's News Now in...
Grassley, wife Barbara mark 70th anniversary at favorite date spot
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara marked their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on the social platform X.…
Residents Near Kirkwood College to Experience Overnight Water Outage
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Water service for several homes near Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will be impacted due to an outage starting at around 3 a.m. on Saturday. The City of Cedar Rapids says in a news release the intentional outage is being implemented so crews can address a fire hydrant leak near Kirkwood Boulevard SW and Oklahoma Avenue SW. The city says the outage could last up to eight hours and will impact the neighborhood along 66th Avenue SW. Homes along Oklahoma Avenue SW could see lower water pressure during the outage.
Students and faculty share excitement for new Cedar Rapids elementary school
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Many schools throughout Iowa had their first day of school Friday, including a new elementary school in Cedar Rapids. Trailside combines the now closed Arthur and Garfield Elementaries into one new, bigger building. That building made students and staff even more excited for the start...
50-year-old starts dental school 30 years after first being rejected
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - John Pace always wanted to be a dentist. But after being rejected from dental school decades ago, he put that dream aside, instead working in AI and Data Sciences for over ten years. “Really, the main thing was I’m not getting any younger. I wasn’t...
Two-A-Days: Iowa City Liberty looks to make splash in class 5A under ex-NFL head coach
Iowa City Liberty had a lackluster first season in class 5A, but under new head coach Scott Chandler, the Lightning aim to bounce back from their 4-5 finish in 2023. Chandler played tight end at Iowa before getting drafted in the fourth round of the NFL draft, where he spent eight years playing in the league. After spending time at Liberty as an assistant, he now takes over the reigns of the program to try and turn the Lightning into class 5A contenders.
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