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Seven 2024 GOP presidential candidates took the stage at Hawkeye Downs

On the podcast this week: Trump indictment, Lincoln Dinner, School book bans and Davenport's new mayoral candidate

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids built a wind turbine on its campus in 2012. But since May of this year, the turbine has been locked in place. Why is that? And what are the college’s plans for the turbine?

The end goal of construction — smoother streets and better sidewalks — is positive, but the inconvenience of one-lane roads and rerouted traffic can frustrate even the most calm drivers. How do cities decide which roads need the most attention and which projects get priority?

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Plus, Trump picks an odd sparring partner in Iowa

In this week’s edition of Curious Iowa, The Gazette looks at why a landfill was built on the doorstep of Czech Village, how Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency developed a landfill into a hub of nature trails and what will happen when the county’s current landfill reaches capacity.

This week’s installment of Curious Iowa answers one readers questions about trails in Linn County. How are the locations of the trails decided? How are they funded and maintained? And why are some paved while others are not?”

The city has used a variety of methods over the years to try to control the population.

Every week, garbage trucks perform the ultimate magic trick: making discarded items

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And what is the fifth season?

Hundreds of hot rods paraded through town Thursday after completing runs at TriState Raceway in Earlville, headed for a checkpoint at HotRods by Havliks in southwest Cedar Rapids.

The Scottish Rite Temple is a symbol of a reverent past -- if you know what happens there. Many don’t.

Hundreds of hotrods will drive through Cedar Rapids Thursday as part of a “drag and drive” event through the Midwest.