State/Local News

Iowans rely too much on police to solve our petty problems. The proof now comes in book form. “The Iowa City Police Log: Life and Strife in a Midwestern College Town,” is scheduled to...

SOLON — Hundreds of people gathered for a pro-Trump boat parade at Coralville Lake on Monday. More than 100 boats trickled into the lake by Mehaffey Bridge with Trump signs, “Make...

IOWA CITY — All three of Iowa’s public universities reported more cases of COVID-19 among students, faculty and staff Monday, following a weekend in which several national media outlets...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A $50 million project to restore the historic Guaranty Bank Building and partially restore the Old World Theater into hotels — put in jeopardy for months by the COVID-19...

Though most of us hadn’t heard the word “derecho” before Aug. 10, earlier hurricane-like, straight-line winds have caused millions of dollars in damage in Iowa at least five times...

IOWA CITY — Ashley Eichelberger was “crushed” when the Iowa City Community School District announced students would start classes virtually for the first two weeks of school,...

Tuesday marks six months since state officials announced the first cases of COVID-19 in Iowa. One family has lived and breathed every moment. Neil and Jeanne Bennett of Iowa City were among the...

After days of spiking COVID-19 cases, the number of new infections and deaths declined Monday but the percentage of coronavirus tests that prove positive remains alarmingly high. The statewide 17.37...

Singing from an apartment window to people gathering down below isn’t Janara Kellerman’s usual venue. But in old-school European style, she had a grand time doing just that for part of...

AUSTIN, Texas — A guy walks into a bar, which still isn’t allowed in Texas. But Jeff Brightwell owns this bar. Two months into an indefinite shutdown, he’s just checking on the...

Forty-some years ago, Chuck Grassley overheard a diner in a restaurant remarking that it must be election year because the politicians were in town. “I don’t remember exactly where it...

CORALVILLE — FRYfest — a celebration of all things Hawkeye — should have been last week in Coralville, drawing thousands of fans to the annual block party, trade show and pep...

CEDAR RAPIDS — In the hours following the Aug. 10 storm and leading into the next day, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to 547 calls for service including six structural collapses,...

The percentage of COVID-19 tests in Iowa that proved positive exceeded 10 percent for the 17th day in a row Sunday, but the seven-day average of new infections declined. Johnson County, which has...

While the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Joni Ernst and challenger Theresa Greenfield can at times feel like a contest between who can be more “aw shucks Iowa,” the biggest money being...

DES MOINES — A $100 million infusion of federal funds will maintain Iowa’s COVID-19 testing capacity through the coming months, Gov. Kim Reynolds and her staff say. The state’s...

IOWA CITY — Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Brad Kunkel will run opposed in the November election for county sheriff. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office confirmed...

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is losing another top administrator in the departure of its long-serving College of Dentistry dean, who announced via email Friday plans to leave by mid-2022...

When the debris is removed from your property, the damage to the remaining trees and shrubs becomes clear. The Aug. 10 derecho sliced through tall canopy trees with 1 foot to 3 feet diameter trunks,...

Jason Fagle’s farm near Midway stretches to just under 200 acres, 100 of which were growing corn before the derecho flattened all but 4 acres. As the farmer works to mitigate the damage and...