Domestic violence had been a part of Katrina Brinson and Arnell States’ marriage long before police found Brinson fatally stabbed last Saturday morning at a motel in southwest Cedar Rapids....

CEDAR RAPIDS — Deronte Strong, 12, wants to be able to walk down the street without fear of judgment or violence by the police because he’s Black. The sixth-grader at Regis Middle...

IOWA CITY — When he was the top federal prosecutor in southern Iowa, Nicholas Klinefeldt won praise for reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences and enhancements that he argued put too...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even with a congressional parliamentarian’s ruling that the $15-an-hour minimum wage proposal can’t be included in a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the...

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in Iowa’s hospitals and intensive care units has dropped to the lowest number the state has seen since July. Hospitalizations dipped from 227...

Although the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa already announced their upcoming commencement ceremonies will be virtual — and are well into planning them — a...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously appointed Scot Reisinger to the board Friday to fill a vacancy left by Gary Anhalt, who died unexpectedly earlier this month....

Iowa City schools completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for 2,000 teachers and staff Friday, and Cedar Rapids schools will complete the first round of vaccinations by the end of next...

NORTH LIBERTY — A Maryland man who barricaded himself inside a North Liberty business is accused of shooting at police. According to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and North Liberty...

IOWA CITY — Two men now join their landlord in facing prison time for breaking into an apartment with the intent of forcibly removing the tenant. Iowa City police said Suzanne H. Dashner...

The Iowa GOP is the party of big local government. Law enforcement sucks up a huge portion of local government revenue in Iowa. In all 10 of the state’s largest cities, the police department...

Temperatures are rising after the February cold snap chilled most of the continental United States, but so is your natural gas bill. Starting next month, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy both...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A proposal to ban traffic cameras throughout Iowa — except on the dangerous S-curve on Interstate 380 by downtown Cedar Rapids — got the green light Thursday from...

CEDAR RAPIDS — McKinley STEAM Academy students will get the chance for more hands-on learning this year with the construction of a new walking trail, bird sanctuary, monarch habitat,...

MARION — A couple of Marion pathway projects will see a lot of work this year as warmer weather approaches and walkers, runners and bicyclists start hitting the trails. The CeMar Trail...

JOHNSTON — A new state website with COVID-19 vaccine information will launch soon, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday, but the site will not be capable of providing an avenue for Iowans to...

Families of elementary and middle school students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District have choices through the magnet school lottery program. Students outside the district also can apply...

CEDAR RAPIDS — After years of planning, Linn County’s new Mental Health Access Center is only weeks away from accepting patients. The $3.5 million center, which Director Erin Foster...

When Kaitlyn Vriezelaar graduated from Kirkwood Community College’s culinary and baking program in 2013, she didn’t necessarily envision running a baking operation full-time from home,...

A funeral home driver, a telemarketer and a fast food worker all quit their jobs. Now Jessica Carney, a Marion non-fiction writer and event planner, is sharing their wacky and humorous work stories...