Category Archives: KXEL News

WAUKEE, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - The route of the 2025 Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) has been unveiled. This year, riders in the 52nd annual event will star...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   A proposed Cedar Rapids casino cleared a key hurdle after state regulators essentially did nothing.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission decided to take no action on...

JONES COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - One person died, and another person was injured, in a crash on Highway 151 in Jones County on Wednesday morning. The Iowa State Patrol said it happened at around 8:45 a.m. ...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   CedarRapids says its revenue from traffic cameras has dropped by $1.5 million since Iowa reduced the number of cameras the city can use. The city says it is budgetin...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man was arrested early Tuesday morning after a vehicle pursuit. John Joseph Jackson, 25, is charged with 1st Degree Harassment, Eluding, Reckless Driving, an...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - 27,866 students participated in Iowa's Students First Education Savings Account this school year. Public school enrollment throughout the state dropped, but nonpublic schoo...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:   State lawmakers could start considering a bill next week that would again ban casinos for five years.Representative Bobby Kaufmann says he plans to hold a subcommitt...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On Wednesday the Iowa Board of Regents-which oversees the state's three public universities- approved updates to a document outlining its plans for coming years. The Regent...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: Governor Kim Reynolds wants to restrict cellphones in classrooms... the use of cellphones in vehicles... establishing work requirements for Iowans on Medicaid... and called...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (KCRG) - A Texas man was arrested in Indianapolis and is facing charges for allegedly threatening former Hawkeye basketball star Caitlin Clark. Michael Lewis, 55, is charged with...