There is an encouraging new trend in public libraries across the nation, and a few Eastern Iowa entities are among the early adopters. Three public libraries in Linn County have adopted policies...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A day after House Democrats announced they had reached agreement with the White House on a North American trade agreement, Republicans who control the Senate said approval will...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Mercy Medical Center’s anti-human trafficking coordinator was appointed to a national council that will help shape federal policy on human trafficking. Teresa Davidson is...

CEDAR RAPIDS — While their Linn County elected counterparts last week voted to declare a climate action crisis and set goals for reducing carbon emissions, Cedar Rapids officials said...

CEDAR RAPIDS — As America experiences the greatest economic transformation in its history, it’s up to Iowa to make sure no one is left behind. America is in its fourth industrial...

DES MOINES — An Iowa attorney was wrongfully denied a chance to serve as an appellate judge because of an unconstitutional change in Iowa’s judicial selection process that tilted the...

DES MOINES — A state panel of criminal justice experts convened by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will recommend simplifying the process for felons to have their voting rights restored after...

IOWA CITY — For the first time in seven years, the Iowa City Landfill has seen less garbage coming in. And it wasn’t a small reduction, either. According to numbers provided by Jen...

IOWA CITY — Staff at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System inappropriately canceled about a quarter of radiology exams reviewed as part of a federal audit released this week. The...

JOHNSTON — State officials launched an anti-vaping campaign Wednesday aimed at Iowa teenagers and their parents and Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would be open to considering legislation to raise...

MARION — One person was injured Wednesday afternoon in a fire when a fire broke out in an upper-level condominium north of downtown Marion. Firefighters responded at about 1:30 p.m. to the...

IOWA CITY — A one-time resident at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is accused of taking a powerful synthetic opioid meant for a patient and keeping it for himself. Michael P....

The Iowa Department of Human Services is working to form a more “complete picture” from its latest report that shows Iowans’ use of family planning services has declined since...

A Colorado man with Cedar Rapids ties and who’s made news locally for his family’s jet setting lifestyle was charged on Tuesday as part of what federal authorities are calling a $722...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 22-year-old California man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old Iowa girl. David R. Vogelpohl of Vista, Calif., was...

CORALVILLE — Coralville police are working to determine if two separate thefts that occurred with Von Maur — including one that escalated into a robbery — are...

Authorities arrested a 24-year-old Cedar Rapids man Tuesday after a 13-year-old girl reported he had allegedly subjected her to sexual acts over the course of about 16 months. According to the...

My daughter has always been magic. A preschool teacher once sent home a note saying she had spent most of playtime staring out the window looking for fairies. From the ages of two until five, she...

IOWA CITY — One number can make a big difference. In Dylan Peterson’s case, it meant the difference between making his way into his own apartment and going to jail. Unfortunately for...

At 16, Greta Thunberg has mobilized people around the world with calls to confront climate change and condemnations of leaders’ inaction. “How dare you,” the Swedish teenager...