Category Archives: KXEL News

LAKE MACBRIDE, Iowa (KCRG) - One person has died after falling through ice on Lake MacBride. The Joint Emergency Communications Center recieved a call from an individual on a walking trail near the ma...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   Thebackers of Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center are breaking ground on a $275 milllion project this morning after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday told members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee that states could use more flexibility with ...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   TheIowa Senate will not take up a casino moratorium bill that would have put a five-year moratorium on new Cedar Rapids casino licenses. This means the Iowa Racing a...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - About 183,000 inactive voters, who have not participated in an Iowa election since 2020, have been removed from the state's voter registration list. Secretary of State Paul P...

MADISON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Madison County Treasurer was arrested on Friday. The Madison County Sheriff's Office said Amanda Devos, 37, of Winterset, has been charged with Felonious Misconduct i...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   Opponents of a new casino in Cedar Rapids are scoring victories in the legislature. Members of the Iowa House passed an extension of a five year ban on new casinos s...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa is the first in the nation to let a pandemic-era eviction requirement expire. The requirement said landlords had to provide people 30 days notice before eviction. It was...

From the KXEL NewsCenter:   Democrat Ritchie Kurtenbach won a Black Hawk County Supervisor seat in a special election Tuesday. Kurtenbach received 53% of the vote to succeed Dan Trelka, who resig...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A record number of passengers flew out of the Eastern Iowa Airport in 2024. Leaders with the airport said a record-setting 1.5 million total passengers flew out of CID in 2...