State/Local News

As I began conceptualizing recipes for this month’s column, images of impressive holiday dessert displays danced in my head. I wanted to share something sweet and decadent — that would...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get...

Youth sports programs, halted last spring because of COVID-19, have again been put on hold under a new proclamation from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. But some non-contact sports, including gymnastics,...

Casey’s General Stores is moving ahead with plans for a much larger convenience store and car wash in northwest Cedar Rapids. The Ankeny-based company plans to replace a 33-year-old store and...

Iowa added another 4,193 COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Thursday marks the ninth day in a row that new coronavirus cases were over the 4,000 mark according to data analyzed by The Gazette. The total...

IOWA CITY — After considering six finalists in two waves over the last year to replace former University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Dean Sarah Gardial, the administration has chosen...

IOWA CITY — Mercy Iowa City are notifying more than 60,000 patients that their personal information may be at risk after an unauthorized user gained access to an employee’s email...

A lot of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask. But the issue has proved a thorny one. Health authorities have changed their guidance on...

Iowa’s medical marijuana program, signed into law in 2017, is more restrictive than many other states, but legislation passed earlier this year made some changes to the program. Sarah...

Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Mark Smith made it official that he will step down from the post he has held since his predecessor resigned after the party’s February caucuses. Although the...

IOWA CITY — After couching this fall’s coronavirus-compelled tuition freeze with the caveat that rates could go up in the spring, Iowa’s Board of Regents announced Wednesday...

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance to locate 14-year-old Makayla Hyche. According to the an Operation Quickfind document released by police on Wednesday...

Two downtown Cedar Rapids restaurants are closing. Read more in this week’s Chew on This: Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar closing Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar in...

IOWA CITY — Despite reaching a new high of treating 100 COVID-19 patients and revealing plans to next week launch the second phase of a surge plan, University Iowa Health Care scientists...

As many Iowans ponder whether to travel for Thanksgiving, some businesses either are advising employees to stay home or implementing quarantine procedures for when they return. Business leaders...

IOWA CITY — Rapid Creek Cidery and Iowa Delivery has merged, the companies announced Wednesday. Katie Goering, the co-owner of Rapid Creek Cidery and Wilson’s Orchard and Farm, also...

DAVENPORT — Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks saw her lead grow slightly Wednesday as more counties began the slow process of recounting, reviewing and examining ballots in...

In televised remarks this week, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced stronger mask and public gathering restrictions meant to impede the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state. Speaking directly to Iowans...

CEDAR RAPIDS — An 18-year-old El Salvadoran, who U.S. marshals believe was in Iowa working with construction crews doing derecho repairs, was arrested Wednesday in Marion on terrorist and...

39 more Iowans died from COVID-19 between 11 a.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday, marking the most deaths recorded in a 24-hour period since the start of the pandemic. According to data from the Iowa...