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See Iowans Surprising Top Choices for Property Protection
Iowans have shown a quirky twist in their perception of property crime lately. Despite an overall 12% drop in worry, The latest Safewise State of Safety survey has folks chirping about a 7% uptick in actual incidents—putting more locks on their concerns at 29%, up from 27% last year.
How Iowa National Guard soldiers balance part-time service on top of busy lives
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - This week, around 3,000 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. Most of these soldiers aren’t in uniform full-time. 80% of Iowa’s soldiers in the National Guard serve part-time. Captain Tim Hadley...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
Iowa Parents – Think Twice Before Posting Your Kids’ Back-to-School Photos
Very soon, kids across our neighborhoods will scramble out of bed, bleary-eyed but excited, well some of them. Others will be bleary-eyed and complain about getting up and how going to bed earlier wouldn’t help. Or, maybe that’s just me this morning. Backpacks will be filled with new supplies, breakfasts gulped down between last-minute shoe tying and tooth brushing, and jackets will be zipped up against the morning chill. Who are we kidding, jackets are zipped if you’re lucky. It’s not all that far away,
Blairs Ferry Road NE over I-380 have lane reductions for three months
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Blairs Ferry Road Northeast will have lane reductions over I-380 on Monday for a deck overlay project, the Iowa DOT said. Drivers will still be able to access the interstate. Detours will be marked. The work is expected to take about three months. Editor’s Note:...
Closures planned for parts of 18th Ave SW & 6th St. SW starting July 28
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Parts of 18th Avenue Southwest and 6th Street Southwest will see some travel impacts on Sunday, July 28. Starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, city workers will close the intersection near the Linwood Cemetery. They're also reducing the lanes on 16th Avenue Southwest at the 6th...
Free fishing day for kids hosted by local police and DNR at Cedar Lake
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources held their Badges and Bobbers event Friday morning at Cedar Lake. Kids, six to 15 years old, had a chance to get out and fish for free. All of the fishing supplies and...
Heat, Humidity, and Storm Chances Build This Weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Things will feel a little less comfortable by the end of the weekend as weather conditions change. Mostly sunny skies have developed across eastern Iowa this afternoon, and we can expect this weather to contine into tonight. Temperatures will reach the low 80s in the...
Iowa City's new elementary plans could include specialized academies, paired schools
The Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) is considering restructuring its current elementary school model, anchored by a desire for smaller class sizes, specialized academies, and new preschool centers. The local school board - which covers elementary schools in Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty, held a special work session on Tuesday,...
National cemetery restoration tour stops in Marion
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - For Jonathan Appell, graveyards are more than a resting place for the dead, they’re a piece of history he’s determined to preserve. “These handmade, especially the older, historic gravestones are unique, and they’re artifacts. So, we are trying to preserve the history that is carved in stone,” he said.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy takes down Johnston to reach Iowa state baseball tournament title game
CEDAR RAPIDS— There's no better way to put an exclamation point on a game than what Cedar Rapids Kennedy sophomore Ty Donels did in the Class 4A Iowa state baseball tournament semifinals against Johnston on Thursday. The infielder hit a walk-off home run to lead the Cougars to an 8-7 win over...
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