Category Archives: KXEL News

Nearly a quarter million Iowans spent a third night without power last night, the continuing aftermath of the derecho that struck Iowa Monday afternoon. Cedar Rapids school officials say the start of ...

THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS QUICKLY APPROACHING FOR MANY IOWA DISTRICTS. YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO CLASSROOMS. REYNOLDS SAYS SO...

Monday's derecho storm could lead to a third of Iowa's corn crop being affected...that's according to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig, who spoke to reporters yesterday dur...

A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across Iowa yesterday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands of ...

ADDITIONAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AFTER A WEEKEND KNIFE INCIDENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS. 53-YEAR-OLD LAVERN COSBY WAS ORIGINALLY ARRESTED AFTER A SATURDAY EMERGENCY CALL FROM AN APARTMENT ON THE CITY'S SOUT...

U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield joined KXEL Live & Local for an extended one-on-one live interview Friday, and the Democrat was asked about her stance on abortion. She said the decision ...

THE IOWA COVID-19 WEBSITE HAS NEW INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO SCHOOL LEADERS. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS EXPLAINED THE RECENT CHANGE TO CORONAVIRUS. A FIFTEEN PERCENT POSITIVE TWO WEEK COVID-19 TEST AVERAGE...

The Iowa Department of Education has denied an application from the Iowa City Community School District to start the year fully online. Earlier this summer, school leaders announced plans to do so, bu...

IF THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY, THE RESULTS WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WILL HAPPEN THREE MONTHS FROM NOW IN IOWA. THAT'S ONE CONCLUSION FROM A RECENT MONMOUT...

A new poll shows GOP incumbents leading in Iowa for both president and U.S. Senate, but within the margin of error. The Monmouth University Poll released yesterday morning shows President Trump leadin...