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Former Glenwood medical director charged with professional incompetency
Four years after he was forced from his job amid a wide-ranging scandal at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, the facility’s former medical director is facing allegations of incompetence from the state’s own regulators. The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged Dr. Mohammad E. Rehman with professional incompetency – an offense that is defined by […]
University of Northern Iowa Introduces New Game Day Rules
For all of us in the Cedar Valley, especially Cedar Falls that means we're gearing up to root for UNI. The Panthers will kick off the 2024-2025 season with a home game against the Valparaiso Beacons in the UNI Dome at 4:00 PM. If you plan to cheer on the...
UPDATE: Two found dead in Charles City home
(ABC 6 News) — On Thursday morning, the Charles City Police Department was dispatched to a 911 call in the 1000 block of Court Street. According to a press release, upon entry to the residence, two deceased persons were located. The Division of Criminal Investigation was notified and assisted with the incident as did AMR Ambulance Services.
Wapsie Valley football coach Duane Foster previews Warriors’ 2024 season
Wapsie Valley high school football coach Duane Foster recently joined The Fan to preview the Warriors’ upcoming 2024 season. Listen to ‘Cole & Company’ weekdays from 5-6p throughout August for 2024 season previews of Metro & Area high school football teams.
Cedar Rapids residents shaken up after shooting leaves homes, cars with bullet holes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — People living in a typically quiet neighborhood in Cedar Rapids were terrified after a shooting. Cedar Rapids police responded to a shots fired call at the 1100 block of 3rd Street SW at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Officers found shell casings in a nearby...
Iowa City man pleads guilty to embezzling $3.2 million from California employer
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud after scheming to defraud his former California employer out of more than $3.2 million. Court documents say Euan David MacGregor, 54, who went by the name David Bean at the time, used...
Wellman man dies in motorcycle crash in Oxford while attempting to elude officers
OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG) - A Wellman man died in a motorcycle crash in Johnson County after attempting to elude law enforcement at high speed on Wednesday night, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s office. Deputies said they tried to stop a motorcycle near Ireland Avenue NW and the Interstate...
Duluth Trading Company Distribution Center Closing
There is some bad economic news in Dubuque today. The Duluth Trading Company distribution center on Chavenelle Road has announced it will be closing operations. The news leaves 74 employees with a layoff which will be effective October 27th. Those being laid off are invited to attend an upcoming hiring...
Cedar Rapids pediatrician issues call to action over cell phones in schools
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids pediatrician is calling for local high schools to ban student cell phone use. A 2023 poll shows teenagers spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media apps. Dr. Padget Skogman with Mercy in Cedar Rapids says there’s an opportunity to take some of that pressure off. “Even just from 2018 to 2024, the amount of anxiety visits and and mental health visits that we’re seeing in the pediatric office is so different,” says Dr. Skogman.
Nightmare in Iowa: Three sequential wind turbine disasters leave millions of dollars in damages for one local farm family
The environmental and economic impact of one downed turbine cannot be overstated, but one. farm is reeling from the destruction caused by three downed turbines, in a span of less than 18 months. Here are the details, from a report published by a local outlet:. A farm in. Mechanicsville. must...
1964 - 5,000 See Gerber Win
Jim Gerber flashes a smile and the checkers after winning the 30-lap modified stock car feature at Hawkeye Downs. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (August 22, 1964) - Jim Gerber of Mount Joy, Iowa won the 30-lap feature race in the modified stock car racing before 5,000 fans at Hawkeye Downs Saturday night.
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
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