On the eve of a University of Iowa live presentation regarding fall plans for COVID-19-affected academics and classrooms, dozens of UI faculty and instructors aired concerns about the upcoming...

A 27-year-old woman was shot in northeast Cedar Rapids shortly after midnight Wednesday. According to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department, officers were dispatched at 12:35 a.m....

Behind the tailored suits and impeccable shellacked smiles, Iowa’s Gov. Kim Reynold’s is waging a war on women. On Monday, Reynolds signed a law that would establish a 24-hour waiting...

DES MOINES — Starting today, Iowans are free to carry guns in courthouses — but not courtrooms — and could face harsher punishments for animal cruelty. And lemonade stands are...

Unanimously supported in the Iowa Legislature, a new statewide police reform law aims to weed out bad cops, increase diversity training and ban the use of chokeholds in most cases. While the law was...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in New York City. Gov....

The Iowa banking industry continues to maintain strong levels of capital and liquidity despite the financial impact to state businesses and consumers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa-chartered banks...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Intercultural Center of Iowa in Cedar Rapids is opening a learning center and computer lab thanks to a donation from Iowa Premium, a meatpacking plant in Tama. The learning...

The Cedar Rapids Community School District will open a fully accredited virtual academy for high school and middle school students this fall, the district announced Tuesday. The Cedar Rapids Virtual...

IOWA CITY — Angela Harrington didn’t realize the local connections she had to the new Bohemian Hotel — set to open Friday — when she first started eyeing the Iowa City...

A bill on state government leases that was approved with bipartisan support in the Republican-controlled Legislature has been vetoed by Gov. Kim Reynolds. House File 2556 was described as a...

The spotlight is swinging from HIStory to HERstory when The History Center in Cedar Rapids reopens July 11. The new exhibition, “HERstory: Women at Work,” will showcase the jobs Linn...

IOWA CITY — A day before a 24-hour waiting period for any Iowa woman seeking an abortion was to take effect, a judge Tuesday temporarily blocked it as abortion rights advocates asked. Sixth...

The first time I went to Squaw Creek Park I was about 10 years old, shooting off a rocket I built during the school district’s summer school electives. The last time I went to Squaw Creek Park...

IOWA CITY — Johnson County recently has seen a sharp resurgence of new novel coronavirus cases, prompting public health officials to warn residents that the pandemic isn’t over yet. In...

STEAMBOAT ROCK — Flanked by area legislators, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that lowers excise taxes on gasoline blended with ethanol, and she called out the head of the...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Darius Ballard will be interim principal of Washington High School next school year, according to a Tuesday news release from the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Ballard...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city’s fire department will turn on hydrants for water play at select city parks to give residents a reprieve from the heat beginning Tuesday night through...

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s Athletics Department on Tuesday announced $15 million in budget cuts for the new fiscal year, including one-year 15-percent salary cuts — or...

The director of the Department of Human Services was named by the governor as interim head of the state’s public health department on Tuesday. Kelly Garcia will serve as interim director of...