State/Local News

IOWA CITY — Given ongoing First Amendment issues across Iowa’s public universities — including controversial syllabi, spurned student groups, and contentious social media posts...

Iowa passed another grim milestone Friday as the state’s total number of positive COVID-19 cases shot above 200,000. According to data from the Iowa Department of Health, Iowa reported 4,346...

A majority of Midwest bankers expect holiday retail sales to be lower than in 2019. Approximately 54.8 percent of the bankers who responded to a monthly Creighton University Rural Mainstreet survey...

Iowa had its first death of a prison staff member this week and eight prisoners have died so far of COVID-19 as outbreaks continue at Iowa prison facilities. “It’s a mess,” said...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Mad Modern will be closing its storefront in the New Bohemia neighborhood and transitioning exclusively to by-appointment and curbside delivery, the furniture store announced...

Firefighters responded to a house fire Friday morning that damaged the residence and sent a 58-year-old man to an area hospital. According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, firefighters responded...

Circle of Ash, a popular Halloween Haunt at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Central City, caught fire Friday resulting in some significant damage. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s...

DES MOINES — Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped by more than a percentage point last month as the state continued its economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic caused Gov. Kim...

SOLON — A Clive man was found dead in a burning vehicle near Lake Macbride State Park on Sunday. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a vehicle...

Iowa Economic Development Authority approved tax credits for In Tolerance Contract Manufacturing to build a “state-of-the-art automated anodize line” in Cedar Rapids. The project will...

The Aug. 10 derecho toppled a tree that fell on top of William and Myrtle Ross’ mobile home in Cedar Rapids. It punched a hole through the kitchen’s roof. It tore off the home’s...

SOLON — An anonymous group of parents is petitioning the Solon Community School District to join the increasing number of districts across the state seeking a waiver to move classes online...

JOHNSTON — With COVID-19 spreading through Iowa at record levels, state public health officials are focusing their work on what they see as a key culprit — household gatherings. Gov....

Incredibly, eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s data still lacks credibility. Last week, The Gazette’s Erin Jordan reported that the state’s calculations for...

DAVENPORT — Questions over how best to recount a large number of absentee ballots has stalled what has already been a slow-moving recount process in the Iowa 2nd Congressional District...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Continuing a practice she started as a member of the Iowa Legislature, Congresswoman-elect Ashley Hinson is forming constituent advisory groups to give her...

Marian Flink tells buyers to “run” when there’s a home at the right price and location. It might not be there for long. “If it’s priced right and in right condition...

Nearly 1.7 million Iowans voted in the 2020 election, which was the third-highest turnout rate in the nation, according to the United States Elections Project. Iowa, however, was No. 1 on Election...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 22-year-old Cedar Rapids man was convicted Thursday for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to up to 7 years in prison. Sixth Judicial District Judge Sean...

Melissa Brobston started taking piano lessons from her grandmother — who lived just a mile away from her family’s farm in northwest Iowa — when she was in elementary school. She...