State/Local News

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Community School District will continue virtual learning for two weeks after Thanksgiving break after another waiver was approved by the Iowa Department of...

MARION — The Linn-Mar Community School District is transitioning into two weeks of virtual instruction for all students after Thanksgiving break, hoping to alleviate staffing challenges and...

The names of two Iowa birds competing to be this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey were revealed during a news conference Monday — Corn and Cob. The two “VITs” —...

The Republican candidate in Iowa’s still-too-close-to-call 2nd Congressional District says the results of a recount in Scott County completed over the weekend cannot be trusted, arguing...

I recently joked that I am the most prominent Iowa Republican to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. Sadly, it wasn’t much of a joke. Three weeks after the...

In a year like no other in recent history, it would be easy to be grousing instead of grateful today. The following people, however, answered our call to share their thankful thoughts to brighten the...

The derecho that took out trees across Iowa mostly spared the Christmas trees at Hoffman Tree Farm in Marion. “Any trees 8 foot and under came through it just fine. We lost only maybe five or...

Take a jump to the left Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, then a step to the right Cyber Monday. It’s time to make room for Artists Sunday this weekend. The brainchild of photographer...

The Iowa Corrections Department soon will provide N95 masks to more prison staff to better protect them from COVID-19, which has infected more than 3,100 offenders and 478 staff. Corrections...

Jacob Cowger has donned a red Santa suit and fluffy white beard since he was a teenager, but this is the first year he’s added a face shield and mask to his ensemble. He’s also having a...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Nonprofit Urban Dreams, the city of Cedar Rapids and area Hy-Vee stores will distribute about 475 meal packs Wednesday to help local families in need celebrate...

As Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa begin their earliest fall finals week in recent history — if not ever — the campuses are issuing warnings and offering tools to...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ousted Cedar Rapids Police Officer Lucas Jones will not be reinstated, the city’s Civil Service Commission agreed Monday after hearing his appeal earlier this fall. The...

IOWA CITY — Iowa City police responded to two shots fired incidents over the weekend. According to a news release, officers were in the area of Third Avenue and I Street around 3:39 a.m....

Iowa reported 1,678 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to data analyzed by The Gazette. The new cases bring the state’s total to 211,740. With 5,052 reported test results in the 24-hour...

DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted Monday that he continues “feeling good” after testing positive for COVID-19 last week and plans to be back at work next week in the...

U.S. Sen Joni Ernst of Iowa is worried there are too many Democrats moderating Americans’ social media content. Congress this year has staged a series of hearings with social media industry...

A 39-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly shot a flare gun at the federal courthouse in downtown Cedar Rapids, causing a small brush fire. According to the Cedar Rapids...

University of Iowa javelin thrower Marissa Mueller was named Monday one of 11 Canadian Rhodes scholars, launching her graduate study in surgical sciences at Oxford University in England. Mueller,...

Iowa’s skyrocketing spread of COVID-19 showed signs again Sunday of inching down from record levels, though measures remain high and public health officials continue to call for caution this...