David Krupp isn’t getting very much sleep these days. “I’ve been getting maybe four hours of sleep a night just trying to get all these endeavors taken care of,” he said....

Heading out to an Iowa state park to enjoy some healthy, socially distanced outdoor activity over the weekend? Sunscreen? Check. Bug spray? Check Water? Check. Passport? Wait, what? To encourage use...

The state reported 390 new coronavirus cases Friday, pushing Iowa past the 30,000 mark since the start of the pandemic. As of Friday, the state had counted 30,355 cases of COVID-19, the disease...

Stuck at home this holiday weekend? Socially distancing? Comforting your fireworks-rattled dog? Looking for something to pass the time? Same here. I was cruising around online and found a practice...

The group leading Black Lives Matter protests and pushing for police reform in Cedar Rapids is holding a rally today starting at noon. A Gazette reporter and photographer are covering the event live,...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two vehicles were shot on Thursday night at an apartment complex in northeast Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids police responded to a call about a disturbance where a vehicle was shot...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two days before he shot and wounded a Black man during a traffic stop, then-Cedar Rapids police Officer Lucas Jones cut a break for a Black woman he stopped — evidence....

The Old Creamery Theatre in Amana has suspended the rest of its 2020 offerings, including outdoor shows, tours and summer camps, and sent termination letters to 10 staff Thursday evening. General...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Sure, the calendar says July. But for election officials, it’s already November. A month after a June 2 primary hit record participation, county auditors are completing...

DES MOINES — Perhaps feeling empowered by fewer cars on the road during the coronavirus pandemic, or by the misguided belief that patrol cars were quarantined, excessive speeding on Iowa...

For anyone who loves to travel, the COVID-19 quarantine has been especially frustrating. Now that restrictions are easing, my husband and I wanted an easy-to-reach destination that offers a variety...

Oh the joys of summer. Cities are semi opening up. You hear all the sounds of summer: The buzz of your neighbor’s lawn mower, children laughing as they ride bikes and run up and down the block...

  IOWA CITY — African American stereotypes have been used to sell food, cleaning products and other household goods for more than a century, with some of the most successful brands —...

CHARLES CITY — Jeremiah Chapman is used to run-of-the-mill trash talk that comes with the territory of playing an away game. A four-sport athlete who just finished his junior year at Charles...

The group leading Black Lives Matter protests and pushing for police reform in Cedar Rapids is organizing another rally Friday to call for an end to systemic racism as city officials and protest...

The lack of broadband access for rural Iowans took the spotlight Thursday in Gov. Kim Reynolds’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board’s second meeting. The challenge facing many rural...

FORT DODGE — An inmate at an Iowa prison in Fort Dodge has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The inmate is a male adult under the age of 40 and has been in medical isolation since...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The first naturalization ceremony in Eastern Iowa since the outbreak of the coronavirus will take place this month at the U.S. Northern District Courthouse in Cedar...

IOWA CITY — As medical researchers worldwide began to study COVID-19 to try and develop a vaccine or other therapies to blunt the deadly disease, they soon realized common lab mice...

The Iowa City Police Department is investigating after three masked men robbed an Iowa City apartment Thursday around noon. According to an Iowa City Police, police responded at 12:23 p.m. to a...