Category Archives: KXEL News

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a grease fire on Saturday afternoon, July 26. Shortly before 2:27 p.m., Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched to the Bur...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   Iowa Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley is calling for full transparency regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case. Lawmakers, including many Republican supporters of Pr...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   Two cyclists have now died while riding RAGBRAI this year.The Minnesota State Patrol says 54-year-old Kelly Paul of Texas died Monday when the route crossed into Min...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Falls City Council on Monday voted to authorize a voluntary separation agreement with city administrator Ron Gaines. According to a city document, the agreement wa...

MARQUETTE, Iowa (KCRG) - A historic riverboat casino in Marquette will now have a new name as part of a $21 million project. Casino Queen Marquette is rebranding to Bally's Marquette. The transformati...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A two-stall garage caught fire on Sunday evening in Linn County. At around 6:20 p.m., Linn County Sheriff Deputies, Linn County Sheriff's Rescue, Monroe Fire, Palo Fire, Hi...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Skywest Airlines flight from Omaha to Detroit was diverted to Cedar Rapids due to an unruly passenger. Cedar Rapids Police arrested 23-year-old Mario Nikprelaj, from Nebr...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The revenue from Iowa's 19 casinos dropped for a third consecutive fiscal year. According to revenue reports, Iowa's casinos took in $1.679 billion in revenue from July 202...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   Human remains were found following a fire at a historic building in south-central Iowa.TheMonroe County Sheriff says they found remains while fighting the fire at th...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A measles case has been confirmed in eastern Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. An adult resident of eastern Iowa is confirmed to have mea...