📰 Stay in the know, neighbor. Here’s a friendly directory of the folks who cover news around Linn County, plus the official sources for alerts and announcements. Listed in no particular order.
Television
📺 KGAN CBS 2 (with Fox on 2.2)
KGAN is the CBS station licensed to Cedar Rapids, on channel 2. Fox programming airs on its 2.2 subchannel.
📺 KWWL
NBC station on channel 7, licensed to Waterloo and serving the Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque market.
Newspapers, in print and online
🗞️ The Gazette
The Cedar Rapids-based newspaper, in print and online. It’s one of Linn County’s official county newspapers for 2026.
🗞️ Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon, also an official Linn County newspaper for 2026.
108 1st St. SW, Mount Vernon · 319-895-6216
🗞️ Linn News
A weekly paper covering Central City, Center Point, Coggon, Alburnett, Walker, Urbana and Prairieburg, also an official Linn County newspaper for 2026.
319-438-1313
Radio
📻 Iowa Public Radio
News on KUNI 90.9 FM (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo & Cedar Falls) and WSUI 910 AM; classical music on KSUI 91.7 FM.
Straight from the source
🚨 Alert Iowa for Linn County
The State’s official emergency alert system, used by Linn County. Get emergency and weather alerts by text, phone call or email. It’s free; just text LINNIA to 67283, or sign up online.
🏛️ Linn County
County news releases, plus email sign-ups for the county newsletter, agendas and road project updates.
🏙️ City news
Cedar Rapids news · Marion news · Hiawatha news
In Cedar Rapids, the Mobile CR app carries city alerts, too.
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