Category Archives: KXEL News

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: Test scores for Iowa's public schools are consistent with last year. The Iowa Department ofEducation released results from last semester's Iowa Statewide Assessment of Stud...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: A judge could hand down hisdecision this morning in the murder case of Henry Dinkins, the Davenport man accused of kidnapping, assaulting, and killing 10-year old Breasia T...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (KCRG) - The Mount Pleasant Community School District's purchase of part of the shuttered Iowa Wesleyan University campus is drawing criticism from some in the community. Close to...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Two people in Cedar Rapids were displaced after a fire caused extensive damage to their home Saturday night. Firefighters responded to the 5700 block of Sanden Road Northeas...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: We may have finally broken our fever heat. The National Weather Service'sExcessive Heat Advisory came to an end last night after dangerously hot heat indexes were seen for ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital has reported that power was restored to the facility around 7 p.m. Wednesday, after running on a back-up generator for about three h...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: School starts today at hundreds of school districts across the state. Excessive heat will play a factor with some districts dismissing classes early. There is an Excessive ...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: The heat wave is hitting just in time for children returning to school. With the heat only expected to get worse as the week goes on, Iowa districts that have buildings wit...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Bricks from a historic downtown Cedar Rapids building broke off and landed on the 3rd Avenue sidewalk Saturday morning. City leaders say police and fire crews received call...

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom: For many in Iowa, school is just five days away.Lawmakers approved a new lawrequiring public schools to remove all books that have "descriptions or visual depictions of a s...