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  • Iowa Democrats Increase Gap in Voter Registration Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:46PMDES MOINES (AP) - Democrats have opened a wide gap in voter registration in Iowa, more than quadrupling their lead over Republicans.
  • Amber Alert Cancelled, Pregnant Teen Found Safe Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:46PMLUCAS - An Amber Alert was issued on Monday when a 17-year-old was abducted from Lucas, Iowa. Aziza Tambrianna Wirth was taken on Monday around 9:50 a.m.
  • More than 200 Laid Off at Whirlpool Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:31PMMIDDLE AMANA - More than 200 layoffs took effect Monday at the Whirlpool refrigeration plant in Middle Amana. Back in December, employees were informed the company was seeking 150 voluntary layoffs by January 5.
  • Train Derailment in Washington County Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:16PMWASHINGTON - A section of road in Washington County is expected to be closed through Tuesday as crews work on a derailed train. About 14 Iowa, Chicago and Eastern rail cars left the tracks in the 2400 block of Palm Ave around 7:10 Monday morning.
  • Inquiry into Emergency Landing in Iowa Continues Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:16AMGREENE (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an emergency landing of a small airplane near Greene in northern Iowa. The single-engine Cessna-150 landed in a farm field on Dec. 31.
  • Iowa Judge Sides with Former Hooters Waitress Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:46AMDES MOINES (AP) - A former Hooters waitress who claims she was fired from her job because she had bruises on her face after a domestic assault has been awarded unemployment benefits.
  • Pulse-pounding escapism beats winter chill Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:13AM The Bodies Left Behind
  • Fatal Benton County Crash Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:35PMA crash in Benton county kills one person, and another is in critical condition according to the Iowa State Patrol. The person in critical condition is at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
  • Galleria to host bridal show Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:11PMGALLERIA - The Georgia Bridal Show, the largest in the South, will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
  • Linn County Elected Officials Sworn in to Office Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:01PMCEDAR RAPIDS - On Friday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors moved from a three-member to a five-member board. With this change, Linn County joins Iowa’s five other highest populated counties that also have five-member Boards of Supervisors.
  • Gas Station Robbed by Masked Gunman Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:01PMCEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids police are looking for person who robbed a convenience store early Friday morning. The clerk at the Hawkeye Convenience Store on Old Marion Road NE told police the robber had a handgun and demanded money at about 5:15 a.m.
  • Arson Suspect Dies from Fire Related Injuries Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:31PMMUSCODA, WI - The investigation into a fatal Muscoda mobile home fire is closed after the person of interest dies. On December 27th, firefighters discovered a mobile home at 1186 STH 133 fully engulfed in flames. On arrival they found Arthur Eggert, 71, laying outside badly burned.
  • Iowa Council Releases Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:16PMDES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council has released its final report that suggests ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 90 percent by 2050.
  • Black Hawk County Inmates get Expanded Work Duties Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:16PMWATERLOO (AP) - The Black Hawk County jail is using inmates to perform expanded work duties such as snow and ice removal and community improvement projects including roadside cleanup.
  • Powerball Heading South from Iowa to Orlando Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:16PMDES MOINES (AP) - The Powerball drawing is heading south for the winter - and staying there. The Multi-State Lottery Association announced Friday that televised drawings will move to Orlando, Fla., after 16 years of being broadcast from studios in West Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Mystery novels to keep your blood moving Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:53PMSophie Rose, a tough and determined newspaper reporter, is the daughter of Bobby Rose, a suave, charming, and handsome gentleman who also happens to be a notorious big-time thief sought by every law-enforcement agency in the country.
  • Man Rings in 2009 With High-Speed Chase Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:46PMDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines police say the new year started off with a high-speed chase after a man driving downtown struck a police car and took off.
  • Big Farms Getting Family Farm Money Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:46PMCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A family farm advocacy group says a federal conservation program originally created to help small farmers is disproportionately benefiting industrial livestock operations.
  • Gas Tax May Rise to Pay Road Bills Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:01PMCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The state is facing a $267 million annual shortfall in revenue required to meet critical highway and bridge construction needs.
  • 2008 A Good Year for Goodwill Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:31PMCEDAR RAPIDS - 2008 will be remembered as a very good year for the people at Goodwill. "This is usually the biggest day of the year out of all of them," said Brent Mullin.
  • Homeless Attacker Sentenced to 35 Years Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:16AMCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A third man has been sentenced in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Council Bluffs last summer. Hubert Garrett pleaded guilty earlier this month to two counts of aiding and abetting willful injury causing serious injury and obstruction of prosecution.
  • Plugged Line Plagues Tyson Plant Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:16AMDENISON, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials say a plugged line coming from a holding pond at the Tyson Foods plant in Denison in western Iowa caused partially treated industrial wastewater to be released into the Boyer River.
  • Hawkeye Outback Bowl Forecast Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:46PMThe following comments do not necessarily represent the views of KCRG-TV9. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited.
  • Waterloo Officer Involved in Crash Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:01PMWaterloo police say an officer was involved in a crash overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. It happened just before one this morning at East First and Mulberry.
  • Cemetery Murder Conviction Upheld Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:01PMDES MOINES - The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a Des Moines man found guilty in the slaying of a man in a cemetery.
  • Auto Shop Burns; Street Freezes Over Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:46PMDES MOINES - An auto repair shop in Des Moines has burned in a fire that closed down a street when water used by firefighters turned to ice. Fire crews responded to Mr. Auto Service about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  • Couple Taps Wind for Personal Power Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:16PMANKENY - An Ankeny couple is believed to be the first in Polk County to use a wind turbine to power their home. Tom Skadow and Kim Hagemann say their 50-foot turbine was put into place on Monday and began running on Tuesday.
  • Governor Makes Wager on Hawkeye Bowl Game Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:01PMDES MOINES - With the Iowa Hawkeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks set to square off in the Alamo Bowl, Gov. Chet Culver is taking a twist on the usual bowl game routine with his South Carolina counterpart.
  • Gaza Deaths Felt in Cedar Rapids Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:01PMCEDAR RAPIDS - People lit candles in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night for the victims of the fighting in Gaza. They also held up signs calling for peace. More than 360 Palestinians and four Israelis have died in the attacks so far.
  • Love to Hate New Years Resolutions Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:46AMFrom stop smoking to getting that gym membership, there are many things people plan to do at the start of the new year. For some, there are those resolutions we make every year that we never accomplish.
  • Police: Cedar Rapids Fire Suspicious Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:31AMCEDAR RAPIDS - Police are calling an early morning fire in Cedar Rapids suspicious. It started on a porch of a vacant Cedar Rapids home. Firefighters responded around 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 1800 block of Park Avenue.
  • Man Rescued from Water Tower After Fall Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:16AMDES MOINES - Dallas Center firefighters have rescued a man from inside a water tower after he fell off a ladder. Fire officials say the man fell about 15 feet in the water tower on Tuesday.
  • Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Remembering the Other Eartha Kitt Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 10:22AMThe Eartha Kitt that I knew, remember, and pay homage to, was an impassioned contributor to peace and civil rights.
  • Preventing Frozen Pipes In FEMA Homes Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 8:46PMMARION - Contractors are busy in Marion these days, working on making the FEMA mobile homes better suited for the cold. When the units were delivered, it was the middle of a hot and humid summer.
  • Driver Walks Away from Crash with Train Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 2:01PMCEDAR RAPIDS - A car was crumpled when it collided with a train on Wednesday, but the driver was not injured. It happened on Wednesday around noon at 4420 Bowling Street SW.
  • Plane Slips Off Quad Cities Runway, Causes Delays Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:46PMMOLINE, IL - Flights in and out of the Quad Cities Airport were delayed for about 90 minutes Wednesday morning after a plane got stuck in snow just off the runway.
  • Woman Hit by Snow Plow Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:46PMCEDAR RAPIDS - A woman was struck by a snow plow in the Westdale Mall parking lot on Wednesday morning. Police say it happened in the parking lot by Steve and Barry’s around 9:30 a.m.
  • One Killed in Cedar County Crash Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:31PMCEDAR COUNTY - Icy conditions played a role in a deadly crash in Cedar County. The Iowa State Patrol says it happened around 7:30 Tuesday night, about one mile east of Jefferson Avenue on County Road F-28.
  • Midday Specialist: Veterinarian Ryan Steen Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:16PMCEDAR RAPIDS - Click on the video to see veterinarian Ryan Steen answers viewer calls on the KCRG-TV9 News at Midday. In this clip, Dr. Steen brought on Dolche, a 12-week-old Scottish Terrier. Dolche is not up for adoption, he belongs to KCRG-TV9 reporter Sara Stewart.
  • Santa Tracker 2008 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:01PMBy submitting a comment to this web site, I affirm that I have read, understand, agree to and shall abide by the following rules and regulations as a term and condition of all comments which I may post.
  • Study: Video Games Sharpen Minds Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:01PM(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Playing a strategic video game could help older adults stay mentally fit. A first of its kind study looked at whether interactive video games might help cognitive functions that can decline with age.
  • MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:32AMJames Bond 007 at MI6 Headquarters - Latest news on Quantum of Solace (2008) the 22nd James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 due out November 7th 2008 (AKA Bond 22), plus complete coverage of all 007 movies including Casino Royale, the new videogame from Activision, the Ian Fleming centenary, Devil May Care and Young Bond, plus the largest discussion forum.
  • Slick Highways Surprise Drivers Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:50PMJOHNSON COUNTY - Authorities say at least 20 cars are in the ditch from West Branch to Tiffin, and up to North Liberty on Interstate 80 and 380, as of Tuesday night.
  • Teen Who Sparked Lock-Down to be Sentenced Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:50PMCEDAR FALLS - The teen whose actions led to a campus-wide lockdown at the University of Northern Iowa in March will be sentenced next month. Todd Younk of Windsor Heights is convicted of third-degree harassment.
  • Linn County Supervisors go Full-Time Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:36PMLINN COUNTY - The Linn County board of supervisors has repealed a decision to lower its member salaries. On January 2nd, the board will go from three to five members.
  • To the Point - Interview with Gov. Culver Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 5:50PMKCRG-TV9’s Beth Malicki will interviewed Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday afternoon in the KCRG studios. The interview included questions regarding flood recovery, taxes, education, gay marriage and other important issues.
  • UPDATE: Man Falls to Death from Downtown CR Building Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:20PMCEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Police say a worker has died after falling from the seven-story Iowa Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Police say a bystander was performing CPR on a 49-year-old man near the corner of 4th Ave and 3rd St SE, around 10 a.m.
  • Man Who Fell To Death Identified Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:20PMCEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Police say 49-year-old Gary Lee Ehrenberger of Ely died after falling from the seven-story Iowa Building in downtown Cedar Rapids.
  • JUST IN: Man Falls to Death from Downtown CR Building Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:16PMCEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Police tell KCRG-TV9 that a workers has died following a weather-related accident in downtown Cedar Rapids around 10:00 a.m. Friday morning.
  • Storm Photos - Iowa and Across Midwest Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:01PMSisters (left) Claire Nees, 7, and Paige Nees, 9, play in the snow outside their home on Quail Trail NE in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. School for both girls was cancelled due to winter weather conditions.