CEDAR RAPIDS — For four little kittens, last month’s devastating derecho paved the way for them to find a home. Molly Rocarek and her four children were outside playing Aug. 10 at...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Students in Iowa’s largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer, and the district could be hit...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The good old days just got better. Remember the fun and excitement of heading to the drive-in movies on a Saturday night, toting kids in their pjs, plenty of snacks and a jug of...

Terry Branstad is coming back. He always does, whether we like it or not. Ambassador Branstad is leaving China next month to return to Iowa. Our former governor says he will hit the campaign trail...

The Gazette asked readers what questions they have about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, and a handful of questions we received were related to the number of cases linked to comorbidities,...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Despite these crazy, uncertain pandemic times, a lot of things are going well for Ryan Sweeney right now. He and his wife, Tasha, are building a new home in the Chicago suburb...

VINING — After last month’s derecho blew through, this small town faced a big problem. “The town looked like a war zone,” recalled Steve Rouse, mayor of the community of...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Even without power or internet, dozens of frustrated Cedar Rapids residents found ways to email Mayor Brad Hart in the days after the Aug. 10 derecho to complain about his...

Iowa recorded 837 new positive cases of COVID-19 Saturday and six additional deaths related to the virus, according to data released by the Iowa Department of Public Health. That total included 98...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by...

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday cast an immediate spotlight on the court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowing to bring President Donald...

DES MOINES — The federal government said Friday it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her...

The day after the Aug. 10 derecho, Gina Reynolds, manager of Fleming Nursery in Cedar Rapids, began fielding calls about leaning and broken trees. For the first couple of weeks, people asked her...

It is now more than a month out from the Aug. 10 derecho that tore through homes and trees in Cedar Rapids and beyond. For some people, the trauma of that day may only now be catching up to...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ spoke on second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention last month, in a prerecorded message praising President Donald Trump for his administration’s...

Is your mailbox jammed with absentee ballot request forms and you don’t know which one to fill out and send in? You’re not alone. “In the past weeks, we keep getting so...

There are many questions surrounding absentee ballots as the Nov. 3 general election approaches. Here are some answer to help clear up confusion. Q: Why am I getting so many absentee ballot...

It’s been exactly three months since 20-year-old Malik Sheets was gunned down at a party in northeast Cedar Rapids, and police said Friday that two teens were arrested and face charges for the...

IOWA CITY — IOWA CITY — Iowa City police have identified the man and woman found dead inside an Iowa City residence Tuesday. According to a news release, Latoya P. Smith, 45; and Floyd...