Mary Green
Reporter
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Mary Green reports for the KCRG-TV9 News at 10 p.m. — though you might also catch her at 4, 5, or 6, depending on the day.
Before moving to eastern Iowa, Mary started her career as a multimedia journalist at WFXL in Albany, Georgia, where she covered local government, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even a bit of snow.
Despite being born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Mary is no stranger to the Midwest. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame and loves to cheer on the Irish!
If you see Mary and her dog, a beagle named Chris Bosh, around town, please say hi! You can also reach her at Mary.Green@kcrg.com, or through Facebook or Twitter.
A space in Iowa City is working to ensure the history of LGBTQ Iowans is preserved for generations.
School resource officers currently work at seven schools in the district.
As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide continues to decline, it may be becoming easier for Americans to travel internationally.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug in nearly 20 years to treat Alzheimer’s on Monday.
For now, only one of Cedar Rapids’ five outdoor pools is open.
Extensive damage from the Aug. 10 derecho kept the trails closed for nearly 10 months
NextEra Energy, which is based in Florida, plans to repurpose the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Palo into the farm.
Darin Adams estimates by the end of this year, he will have built up to 400 pieces of furniture.
Dozens of people gathered outside of the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma just before sunset to pray for Xavior's safe return home.
The last 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic have reaffirmed the importance of internet access, with more Iowans and Americans both working and learning from home.
St. Ludmila’s held a service Tuesday night called “Be the Light,” as a remembrance for Floyd’s death and a call to action to end racism and racial injustice in the US.
On Monday, the Linn-Mar school board unanimously voted to end the school year three days earlier, moving the last day from Wednesday, June 9, to Friday, June 4.
The Wellington Heights Neighborhood Engagement Program held its first Peace Walk this weekend and plans to organize other walks each month through October.
The City of Tipton raised more than $7,000, all in donations, to pay for the sculptures, and they plan to keep raising money to transform even more trees.
More than $120 billion is heading to schools around the country as part of the stimulus package Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed in March.
Just two weeks after the fund’s application opened, the U.S. Small Business Administration reports the requests for grants it has received are more than double the amount Congress set aside.
Known as the “Community of Flags,” Brooklyn's teal ribbons might mean even more to its community.
More than 6,000 miles away from the conflict, people here in Iowa are calling for both the Biden administration and their fellow Iowans to take action.
A ghost kitchen is a commercial kitchen, typically in a restaurant, that only offers to-go or delivery service.
While pediatric strokes are rare — Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says they affect 12 in 100,000 children — they aren’t impossible.
Nearly $775 million is allocated to pre-K-through-12 schools in Iowa as part of the American Rescue Plan.
People in Iowa could soon have more options for getting alcohol delivered to their doorsteps.
Each year, the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival recognizes everyday heroes who live among us.
One of the ballpark’s neighbors was eager to welcome baseball back after a challenging year.
While the City of Cedar Rapids relaxed part of its mask mandate Monday, some businesses in the city will still require employees and customers to mask up inside.
Over the last week, staff at Allen’s Orchard in Marion have planted about 1,000 trees, making up for losses suffered last August in the derecho.
The annual festival will be held Saturday and Sunday in Mount Vernon.
The event, held on Wednesday and Saturday nights through August, is a collaboration between the nonprofit cinema FilmScene and Iowa City Parks and Recreation.
Kimmy Schmadeke made multiple trips to the FEMA Assistance Center at Veterans Memorial Stadium, filled out online forms, and even wrote a letter. In the end, she received about $3,000 in FEMA grants.
In eastern Iowa, the number of people making repairs from the Aug. 10 derecho has made that shortage even more challenging.
As of Monday, more than 5,900 flags stood in his grass.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Prison Policy Initiative estimated in a 2018 report that the unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people in the US is almost five times higher than the nation’s general population.
The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success and Worldmaker International held a “Plant Your Dreams” event Sunday at The Big Apple Orchard in Mount Vernon.
Washington Community School District seeking public’s input on construction project at middle school
Washington Middle School in Washington County has gone without a major renovation for more than 100 years.
More than 30 Iowa hospitals have shut down their obstetrics units since 2000, most coming in rural areas.
Moose, a 150-pound, black Great Dane, disappeared from the Mechanicsville area last Thursday.
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“It’s been over 20 years in the process of getting it done,” former fire chief Ron Hoover said.
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They put together about 125 boxes, which included information on topics like substance use and treatment, preventing human trafficking, and resiliency.
The Food Pantry at Iowa recently applied for and was awarded a Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant from the City of Iowa City for $6,075 to expand their culturally diverse offerings.
The effort was organized by “The Flagman’s Mission Continues,” a group that honors the service of men and women in uniform.
On Tuesday, the Iowa City school board voted to change the 2021-2022 school calendar to include days off for Eid al-Fitr and Yom Kippur.
Hundreds of people gathered in Independence on Sunday to pay tribute to Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, who was killed in the line of duty Friday night.
On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children arrived at the country’s southwest border in March.
Iowa City's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has three new members.
All 50 people received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
All adult Iowans are eligible to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday.
First pitch for the 2021 season is slated for May 4.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that the state would start distributing allotments of its one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Iowa’s colleges and universities.
Partnership to feed seniors during pandemic also helps Fayette Co. restaurant stay open in slow time
The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging established partnerships with grocery stores and restaurants to make and deliver meals to older residents near them.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in January that Iowa would allocate $450 million to expand high-speed internet, especially in rural areas.