IOWA CITY — Law enforcement officers used tear gas, flash-bangs and a line of officers late Wednesday to keep hundreds of protesters from Interstate 80. The march that started shortly after 6...

Iowa’s weekly unemployment claims saw a significant drop last week as the economy continues to reopen, Iowa Workforce Development announced Thursday morning. There were 6,920 new claims, which...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Around 40 people gathered in Greene Square on Wednesday evening to pray for peace and understanding among Americans as protests of police violence and the death of George Floyd...

IOWA CITY — As more than 100 people gathered in Wetherby Park in Iowa City on Wednesday evening, Mayor Bruce Teague, the second black mayor in the city’s history, led the crowd in...

IOWA CITY — On the third night of marches in downtown Iowa City, the crowd size Wednesday night had more than tripled to nearly 1,000 people. One of the most frequent chants among the throng...

  When the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns came to Chicago in March, Lexi Matthews and Rex Ruskauff lost their jobs — she was a music agent assistant; he was a chef. So the couple decided to...

Persis Biryani Indian Grill Cedar Rapids is getting another Indian restaurant. Signs are up at 4862 First Ave., in the Lindale Crossing strip mall, for Persis Biryani Indian Grill. A Facebook page...

Lucas Gray brewed his first batches of beer in a four-gallon stock pot on the kitchen stove as an Iowa State University student a decade ago. This fall, Gray, now 31, and Brandon Mikel plan to open...

Eastern Iowa Airport landed $22.8 million in federal funding through the CARES Act, Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s office announced this week. It’s enough to avoid furloughing employees and pay...

DES MOINES — After a heated and contentious debate that included commentary on legislative impacts on minorities and the recent protests over the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis...

CEDAR RAPIDS — It was March 9, about a week before the coronavirus pandemic began changing the lives of nearly all Iowans, when Jenny Becker officially became executive director of the Zach...

As a 30-year-old provider of chairs, tables, staging, decorations, linens and other items for events is liquidating its inventory, a new event services company — hoping to fill that niche...

In the first panel of “The Alter Ego Story,” if there were such a comic book, a word balloon would hover above Erin Tapken. “I thought I could make a go of it, so I decided to...

In a worst-case scenario, Iowa’s hospitals could see a loss of millions — or even billions — of dollars as result of the coronavirus pandemic. The impact of such a financial...

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Theresa Greenfield signaled her campaign to oust Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will be about health care and campaign financing. Health care is the No. 1 issue on...

Just one day after securing the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, Rita Hart has earned endorsements from several Republican officials. The Rita Hart for Iowa...

There aren’t many people who have spent more time working in start-ups than Scott Case, who has either created or helped with countless new businesses in the past two decades. “I have...

As Iowa police have turned tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators, many innocent people — including journalists — have been caught up in the chaos. Several Iowa journalists say...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a tougher charge against the police officer at the center of the George Floyd case and charged three other officers, delivering a victory to...

DES MOINES — State lawmakers, some wearing protective gear due to coronavirus concerns, faced both physical and political distancing Wednesday as they reassembled to complete their 2020...