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One Injured After Cedar Rapids Shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a shooting that happened on Saturday afternoon. The shooting occurred in the 6600 block of Kirkwood Boulevard Southwest just before 3 p.m. on Saturday. Officers went to the scene after receiving a medical call for service. They found a...
Iowa Basketball: Hawkeyes All-Time Starting Lineup
Iowa City has arguably the greatest female college basketball player, Caitlyn Clark. The Hawkeyes have also produced some historic players on the men’s side of the game. If you think about it, there was a point where Iowa arguably had some of the best college basketball talent in the country. Iowa basketball may not be on the same level as Indiana or Illinois, but they have seen some success in recent memory.
Hot night for Market After Dark in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — High humidity and temperatures in the 80s made this year’s Market After Dark a hot one in downtown Cedar Rapids. The heat did not deter the crowds, as thousands of people flooded the streets for the popular free event, now in its ninth year.
Sac City’s Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Celebrating Manger Being Recognized As Iowa’s 40 “Women To Watch” In Hospitality Industry
The restaurant manager for the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Sac City has been named one of the “40 Women to Watch” in Iowa’s Hospitality industry. Chelsea Funk has been nominated for her exceptional customer service skills, displaying a passion for her customers, the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse team, and the business. Funk has worked in service for most of her life, working in her mother’s bakery before becoming a server at the popular Sac City restaurant. It was not uncommon for customers to request to sit at one of Funk’s serving tables. A promotion to shift manager came quickly to Funk. She started working on the bar portion of the restaurant, spending almost a year and a half developing one of the top state craft cocktail and bourbon menus alongside the 2024 Top Mixologist Ellie Rastetter. Funk was nominated by her team, being defined as the “very essence of hospitality.” All 40 award winners will be recognized during the Iowa Restaurant Association Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony on November 18, part of the Iowa Hospitality Showcase.
Downtown Iowa City Starbucks to close until October
The Starbucks in downtown Iowa City will temporarily close from Aug. 25 until Oct. 11 as the space undergoes renovations. The announcement was posted on a sheet of paper taped to the store’s front door. No further details about the closure were provided. The location’s manager, Hope Shreves, was...
Dragons' win streak ends at nine games
DAYTON, OHIO (WKEF) - With a chance to record a 10th straight win, the Dayton Dragons took Saturday's game to 10 innings, but Cedar Rapids ultimately won 7-4 at Day Air Ballpark. The Kernels opened the scoring with four runs in the 4th inning, but the Dragons quickly countered with...
Hundreds of bikers come out for Kyle’s Mile 10
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Hundreds of people came out to the Metro Harley-Davidson in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning for the 10th Annual Kyle’s Mile Suicide Awareness and Prevention Ride. The ride’s founder Byron Cooper said they started the ride after they lost their son Kyle to suicide when...
Entering their third season led by Jim Barnes, the Hawkeyes are staying the course
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - There’s nowhere to go but up for the Iowa volleyball team. The Hawkeyes lost all 20 conference games in 2023, but they’re confident this is the team that turns a struggling program around. Jim Barnes is in year three in Iowa City. His...
Update: Iowa City Police Found Missing Adult
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa City Police have found Jessica Myr. The Iowa City Police Department is searching for a missing adult. Jessica Myr left her home in the 2000 Block of Grantwood Street the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Myr is 38 years old, 5′2″, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. She goes by the name “Dax.”
Kansas volleyball wins all four sets in its exhibition game against Drake
Returning five of its six starters from a 2023 team that made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks are primed to compete for a top spot in a Big 12 Conference that is now without Texas — which won the conference outright for the past four years. In the first look at this season’s players, Kansas beat Drake in all four sets of an exhibition match Saturday (25-15, 25-13, 25-10, 25-22), and some new faces took the court in Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena for the first time.
Des Moines area heroes honored at inaugural event on Saturday
POLK CITY, Iowa — Des Moines area heroes were honored at the first annual ‘Hero Appreciation Tribute Day’ on Saturday. The event, which was hosted by several local non-profit organizations, included free lunch, a raffle, cornhole tournament, and tug-of-war contest, and was open to veterans, first responders, and their families. It also offered information on […]
West Branch working to get “one percent better” with a young team and new coach
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - A young, new-look West Branch team will have a new coach this season. John Nestor Sr. comes from Chicago, where he’s been on staff at several big high schools in Illinois, as well as the University of Wisconsin, but he says football fundamentals are the same.
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