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  • Fire at Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – 35 mins ago  

    Video from outside Quaker Oats' downtown facility in Cedar Rapids. The fire happened around 9:30PM on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Full Story »

  • BREAKING NEWS: Fire Reported at Quaker Oats

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – 50 mins ago  

    CEDAR RAPIDS - A worker at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids has been taken to the hospital after a fire at the plant. Full Story »

  • Man Robs Council Bluffs Bank with Ax

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

    COUNCIL BLUFFS (AP) - Police in Council Bluffs were hunting for a man who robbed a local bank using an ax as his weapon. Police say a white man wearing a long tan coat over a shorter jacket entered the Frontier Bank on 23rd Ave. about 2 p.m. Monday and talked briefly with a teller. Full Story »

  • Big Ol' Fish -- December 14th, 2009

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 8:06 pm ET  

    This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Full Story »

  • Cedar Rapids Schools Worried About Budget

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 7:50 pm ET  

    CEDAR RAPIDS - Budget cuts have Iowa school districts worried, and not just about this school year. Right now the Cedar Rapids School Board is talking about how to save money during this school year. At the same time, they're trying to get ready for next year. Full Story »

  • Century Old Building Could Be on the Move

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 6:54 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON COUNTY - A century-old empty building in Washington County might soon have a new owner, and a new location. The building is the old FB Mills Seed Company structure that currently sits at 604 North Seventh Avenue. Full Story »

  • Cedar Rapids City Crews Working On Clearing Streets, Not Snowbanks

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 6:54 pm ET  

    Just as holiday shoppers leave one Cedar Rapids mall, the way out can lead to scary moments at the wheel. All because of a snowbank leading out to Edgewood Road just east of Westdale Mall. Full Story »

  • Drunk Iowa City Man Throws Up in Strangers Apt.

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 6:09 pm ET  

    IOWA CITY - An Iowa City resident awoke to an unwanted visitor who threw up and started to undress himself in an apartment early Sunday morning. Police said Mark A. Fleckenstein, 23, walked into an unlocked apartment on College St. around 6:30 a.m. where he threw up on the couch and himself. Full Story »

  • Two More H1N1 Related Deaths Reported

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 4:39 pm ET  

    - An adult in Benton County with risk factors that increased the chance of complications from the H1N1 virus. - An adult in Woodbury County with risk factors that increased the chance of complications from the H1N1 virus. Full Story »

  • Slick Spots Could Cause Travel Problems

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 3:39 pm ET  

    The page you are looking for could not be found. If you typed in the address, used a bookmark or followed a link from another site, it is possible the page no longer exists at this location. Please use the search below to find its new location. Full Story »

  • Agency Releases Report on 36 Iowa Tax Credits

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 3:09 pm ET  

    DES MOINES (AP) - A state agency has released a 121-page report outlining dozens of tax credits as part of a review of such programs that will continue this week with meetings in Cedar Rapids and Urbandale. Full Story »

  • Lights and Santa in Coralville

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 2:54 pm ET  

    CORALVILLE - Bus loads of people lined up in Coralville to see Christmas lights and Santa on Sunday night. Saint Nick met sightseers outside a decked-out home on Valley View Drive in Coralville. Full Story »

  • Police: No Arrests in Des Moines Store Robbery

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 2:39 pm ET  

    DES MOINES (AP) - Des Moines police say they have made no arrests in the robbery of a convenience store. Store clerk Jeremy Schmitz was organizing shelves at a Git-N-Go Convenience Store late Sunday when a man walked in, pulled a gun on him and demanded cash. Full Story »

  • Man Sentenced for Labor Day Attack

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 2:39 pm ET  

    DUBUQUE (AP) - One of two brothers arrested in connection with two stabbings during a Labor Day street brawl in Dubuque has been sentenced to seven years prison. Full Story »

  • Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Nearly $95,000 in Federal Benefits

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 12:09 pm ET  

    IOWA CITY - An Iowa City woman was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of federal Social Security Income benefits. Gloria Hardiman, 59, was sentenced on Friday after an investigation by the Social Security Administration. Full Story »

  • State Fire Marshal to Retire

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 12:09 pm ET  

    DES MOINES - State Fire Marshal Jim Kenkel announced on Monday he plans to retire from his current post next March 12. Full Story »

  • Man Charged for Allegedly Sexually Abusing Young Girl

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 12:09 pm ET  

    IOWA CITY - An Arkansas man was arrested and brought back to Iowa City last week for allegedly sexually abusing a young girl on several occasions. Full Story »

  • Cedar Rapids School Board to Talk Budget at Tonight's Meeting

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 11:54 am ET  

    CEDAR RAPIDS - The budget will be the hot topic at tonight's Cedar Rapids School Board meeting. The district is banking on an $8.4 million loss in state funding as part of the state's 10% cut. They play to cover the cost with the reserve fund. Full Story »

  • Waypoint Holiday Donation Deadline Approaches

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 11:39 am ET  

    CEDAR RAPIDS - If you plan to donate food, toiletries or gifts to Waypoint this holiday season, you'll want to do it soon. All donations must be delivered to Waypoint by Tuesday. Those Items will then be distributed to area families on December 18th and 19th. Full Story »

  • Michelle Kehoe to be Sentenced Tuesday

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 11:39 am ET  

    GRUNDY CENTER - Sentencing is set for Tuesday afternoon for a Coralville mother convicted of killing one son and trying to kill another. Last month a jury convicted Michelle Kehoe of first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment. Full Story »

  • Agency Head: Close Mount Pleasant Mental Health Center

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 11:24 am ET  

    DES MOINES (AP) - The director of the Iowa Department of Human Services is recommending closing the mental health institution in Mount Pleasant and moving all services to an Independence facility. Full Story »

  • H1N1 Flu Vaccine Now Available to Everyone

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 11:24 am ET  

    CEDAR RAPIDS - Starting Monday, there are no more limits on who can get the H1N1 vaccine. Until now, Iowa has only offered the vaccine to high risk groups. Full Story »

  • Local High School Students 'Pay It Forward'

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 10:54 am ET  

    MARION - More than a hundred people had their Sunday brightened by a group of North Linn High School students who hope the good feeling grows. “It does feel really good,” said Mitch Wulfekuhle, 17. “People have a great reaction.” Full Story »

  • Iowa Reviews Host of Tax Credit Programs

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 10:54 am ET  

    DES MOINES (AP) - Questions about how Iowa managed its tax credit program for filmmakers has drawn plenty of attention, but the cost of similar efforts also have increased, often with limited oversight. Full Story »

  • Autopsy set for Man in Davenport Police-Involved Shooting

    KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids – Mon Dec 14, 10:54 am ET  

    DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - An autopsy is scheduled for a 54-year-old man who died following a police-involved shooting over the weekend. Julian Cyriel Dekeuninck died Saturday outside the Steeplegate Inn in Davenport. Full Story »

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A 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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