DES MOINES — Individuals and businesses in Iowa would be granted broader legal protection to take actions guided by their religious beliefs under a bill approved Thursday by a Senate...

DES MOINES — Two bills that opponents called attacks on women’s right to an abortion were moved forward in the Iowa House on Thursday by lawmakers who said the proposals promote the...

Coe College and Old Creamery Theatre officials have begun preliminary discussions about bringing the professional troupe from Amana to the Cedar Rapids campus. “It’s very, very early...

DES MOINES — Majority Senate Republicans approved a resolution Thursday giving Iowa voters a chance to amend the state constitution to say there is no fundamental right to abortion or public...

This Valentine’s Day, let’s focus on nurturing the most important relationship in your life — the relationship you have with yourself. I believe fashion designer, Diane Von...

After 17 years, Camp Euforia will come to an end after one final festival this summer. The music festival will return for the final time July 16 to 19 at Jerry’s Farm, 5335 Utah Ave. SE, Lone...

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is introducing a distinguished professor rank that will come with a $100,000 award and a $6,000 raise aimed at supporting and retaining current professors,...

Local researchers may have come up with a way to attack water toxins that have spawned swimming advisories and closed beaches at numerous Iowa lakes. They’re students at Linn-Mar’s Oak...

CEDAR RAPIDS — There’s a slightly elevated risk of spring flooding on the Cedar and Iowa rivers, but nothing like what’s expected on the Mississippi River. The Cedar River at...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Bart Woods has spent the past few decades leaving his mark on Cedar Rapids by solving land use puzzles through building design and construction, such as creating a new home for...

MARION — Prospect Meadows soon could add a new form of competition to the baseball complex: paintball. The sports facility at the corner of County Home Road and Highway 13, which held its...

The publisher of the Miami Herald, the Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country has filed for bankruptcy protection. The newspaper industry has been devastated by changing...

In a two story brick building on the south side of Cedar Rapids, Horizons Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers over 1,000 meals per day to homebound older adults across five Iowa counties....

In her condition of the state speech, Gov. Kim Reynolds asked us to envision a better Iowa, one that “looks after the health and well-being of Iowans.” But if that’s the...