Erin Jordan

Twenty years after a fire destroyed the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol, the UI now is preparing to redo “failing” gilding on the dome at an estimated cost of $480,000.

Two Cedar Rapids women are accused of breaking into a Marion apartment Oct. 16 and using a metal pole to beat up a woman.

Gavilon Grain, which signed a consent order with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Oct. 22, has agreed to pay nearly $270,000 after a June 2020 fertilizer spill that killed hundreds of fish and mussels.

Hundreds of Iowa State Patrol troopers gathered in Waukon for the funeral of Trooper Ted Benda, who died Oct. 20 after crashing his patrol car while going to assist with a call in Clayton County. The service at the Waukon High School was expected to be attended by family, friends, community members and law enforcement.

He was responding to a Clayton County call for service when he crashed north of Postville

One-hundred years after a five-room house opened its doors, the Jane Boyd Community House continues to serve the children and families of Cedar Rapids.

An Iowa State Patrol trooper is in critical condition after crashing his patrol car north of Postville late Thursday.

As Iowans clamor for more specialty meats, the state next week will start accepting applications for grants up to $50,000 for Iowa meat lockers to expand or improve their operations.

Hannah Longmire, of Coralville, was born with a congenital limb difference, which caused her to have her legs amputated below the knee when she was two. Now, with running blades, she’s the fastest girl on her cross country team.

After Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman complained witnesses were not talking about the Oct. 1 shooting, police now have spoken with several victims, including a 13-year-old boy who was injured, and witnesses.

Iowans are vulnerable to more frequent and longer power outages because of climate change, according to the 2021 Iowa Climate Statement signed by more than 200 Iowa scientists.

The Iowa Democratic Party on Monday asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks' 2020 financial disclosure, saying the ophthalmologist representing Iowa’s 2nd District omitted information.

Homes for Iowa, started in 2019, aims to satisfy two of Iowa’s biggest needs — training workers for in-demand jobs and building affordable housing for Iowa communities. The program at the Newton Correctional Facility supports several apprenticeship programs for offenders.

Closures of wood and metal shops have dramatically reduced the opportunities for Anamosa offenders to participate in apprenticeships, shown to reduce recidivism and improve an ex-offender’s likelihood of getting a job on the outside.

Mitchell Stites got 2,200 hours of hair cutting experience as a barber in the Iowa Department of Corrections, using clippers -- no scissors or straight-edges allowed -- to do bald fades and trims to make the men incarcerated with him at Fort Dodge look and feel good.