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Kraft Heinz agrees to $8,000 Iowa fine for failing to report discharge over three years
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., the maker of Kraft Mac & Cheese, Lunchables and Jell-O, has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine after Iowa officials discovered its Muscatine plant failed to report the pollution it sent into a Mississippi River tributary over three years. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says...
Home damaged in Cedar Rapids fire
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A home was damaged by a fire Sunday evening in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says crews were called to the 600-block of Weaver Road NW just before 5:30 p.m. At the scene, firefighters found a fire in the back of the home....
Show You Care: 10-year-old donates profits from greenhouse to hospice unit
ALBURNETT, Iowa (KCRG) - A 10-year-old girl in Alburnett has turned her green thumb into a way to give back. Meet Becca Banes. She’s just 10 years old and is running a business: Becca’s Greenhouse and Nursery. “I just like to watch stuff grow,” said Becca. Once...
Dubuque Woman Charged With Assaulting Man With Bat
A Dubuque woman was arrested following an incident where she allegedly beat a man with a baseball bat. Dubuque Police say it happened Thursday morning outside of a home in the 14-hundred block of Locust Street. 36-year old Tamara Weeks is charged with willful injury causing bodily injury. According to authorities, Weeks struck a man identified as Ryan Devore in the head with a bat. Police met with Devore who was suffering from a laceration to the left side of his head.
English As A Second Language Classes in Forest City
North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is offering tuition-free English as a Second. Language (ESL) classes in Forest City. This program is specifically designed for adults 18 and. older whose first language is not English, aiming to improve their speaking, reading, writing, and. listening skills in a supportive, friendly environment.
The resilience of Solon's Izzy Frees, from torn ACL to state softball qualifier
It's August 2023 and the volleyball net is set up and ready to go. The sharp slaps of spikes and the echoing pops of serves bounce off the gym walls at Solon High School. For many, the start of volleyball season is a fresh start, but for Izzy Frees it was the prelude of a nine-month recovery process. Frees, a setter, leaped for a hit, landed with her left leg locked and heard a pop.
Afternoon Storms May Bring Funnel Clouds to Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Davenport, IA – More humid conditions are expected across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois today, with afternoon showers and storms likely. The National Weather Service in Quad Cities reports a 20-30 percent chance of storms developing between 4 and 8 PM, with isolated funnel clouds potentially forming. According to...
A Look Back at ‘Saturday Night Live’ Castmembers Who Call Iowa Home
Saturday Night Live has kind of become like The Simpsons, or even Survivor. Every time it's own TV, I can't help but think to myself, "wow, that show is still on?" It wouldn't be if it didn't have a devoted legion of fans who faithfully tune in each and every week. SNL is presently in its 49th season, and recently welcomed its first "gen Z" castmember in Marcello Hernandez.
Fire crews work quickly to prevent flames from burning through home
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A fire in Cedar Rapids was quickly contained, preventing it from spreading further into a home. Crews were called to the 600 blcok of Weaver Street Southwest just before 5:30pm Sunday. When they arrived, they found the flames coming from a back porch, damaging some siding. Fire crews were able to bring the flames under control before significant damage was done to the interior of the home. No one was there when the fire started.
Boil order issued for people living in Alburnett
ALBURNETT, Iowa — Leaders have issued a boil order for everyone in Alburnett as a precautionary measure. The city says they discovered discoloration in one of their wells. They have since switched to another well and are now flushing the system. They are issuing the boil order "out of...
Kids swim, bike and run in DeWitt youth triathlon
Kids from six to 15 years old competed Friday in a youth triathlon in DeWitt. It’s part of the DeWitt Crossroads Triathlons. Kids swam, biked – some still have training wheels on their bicycles – and ran in the competition for a prize. Our Quad Cities photojournalist Mike Colón got a look at the action.
Will Dickson Fires 1st Round 63 at Waterloo Open, Sits T2
Rhod Island’s Will Dickson carded an opening round 63 (9-under) on Friday at the Waterloo Open in Iowa. Dickson sits in a tie for second and one shot back of first round leader Sam Love, who posted 10-under for the day. The former Moses Brown star won the Waterloo...
Close Up: Trump-Vance ticket set at RNC, days after assassination attempt
DES MOINES, Iowa — On this week'sClose Up, we look back at the Republican National Convention, where the Trump-Vance ticket was made official. Just days after an assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination during the RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He spoke for more than an hour Thursday, with a white bandage covering his right ear that was pierced by a bullet from the would-be assassin in Pennsylvania, during a speech in which he called for the end of division and demonization in national politics.
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