State/Local News

News organization Lee Enterprises plans to purchase an Illinois newspaper that serves parts of the Quad Cities. Lee announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to buy the Dispatch-Argus...

An impulse buy led to Renae Gibson’s home-based embroidery and screen-printing business in Walford. As Gibson’s children prepared to leave home for college, her husband, Brian,...

IOWA CITY — About 200 refugees, immigrants, service providers and advocates filled Iowa City West High on Friday and Saturday for the first Refugee Summit in Eastern Iowa. Information...

IOWA CITY — An eastern portion of Burlington Street in Iowa City has been temporarily closed for a fallen tree. Crews have closed Burlington Street between Muscatine Avenue and Summit Street...

LONDON - A van plowed into a group of Muslim worshipers after prayers at a pair of north London mosques early Monday, leaving one person dead and injuring 10 others in what is being called a...

LONDON — Police said early Monday that there were “a number of casualties” and that one person was arrested after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians in London. The incident...

IOWA CITY — Nathan Kelley hoped that when community members walked through the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Saturday that they realized at least one thing: people in the LGBTQ community are...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ballooning is in the family for Adam Magee. His mother, who fostered his interest in the hobby when he was 5 years old, took him on his first flight at the age of 6. Decked out...

CORALVILLE — It was something she hoped she would never have to do, but on a fateful day in May, Ashley Neece put her CPR training to use. And she saved a life. May 18 started as a simple day...

CEDAR RAPIDS — “No more shackles, no more chains. No more bondage, I am free.” Singing under a large green-and-white striped tent Saturday afternoon, the 11-member Johnston STEAM...

CEDAR RAPIDS — State Rep. Abby Finkenauer was the first to announce plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Rod Blum and now she’s scored the first major endorsement of the race. The Dubuque...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Police Department is encouraging residents to register now to take part in the 18th annual National Night Out event in the city. National Night Out is an annual...

CEDAR RAPIDS — This summer, people with Cedar Rapids parking tickets can pay them off by donating blood. The Citation Forgiveness Blood Drives allow those with Cedar Rapids parking violations...

IOWA CITY — Iowa City police have noticed a recent uptick in reports of scams associated with the online selling site Craigslist. These particular scams involve out-of-state buyers trying to...

Actress Carrie Fisher was unabashedly vocal about her lifelong battles with mental illness and drug abuse. She once defiantly told ABC News, “I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not...

A Pentagon effort to incubate businesses in Silicon Valley may be bearing some of its first fruit, as a San Diego company rolls out a set of new drones it says could accompany human-piloted fighters...

At a time when many health insurers are exiting the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act or thinking about it, one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country is leaping in — and doing...

Maybe you heard about some guys in Washington state who posted an ad on Craigslist seeking a “generic father for backyard BBQ.” “The Boys,” a large group of...

Subway Restaurants, facing one of the worst slumps in its history, is hoping to win back customers by losing its low-tech image. The sandwich chain is introducing touch-screen ordering kiosks and a...

MOUNT VERNON — A man who drowned Friday afternooon in the Cedar River has been identified as Jeffrey Fordyce of Dike. Fordyce, 68, was found unresponsive after police responded to the report...