History

But some Iowa women continued drinking, and making, alcohol during the 1920s

On Dec. 19, 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death in the parking lot of Westdale Mall. For nearly 40 years, Cedar Rapids police searched for her killer. DNA evidence provided the breakthrough needed to close the case.

We want to hear your stories of new friendships, partnerships or other lasting relationships that began because of the August 2020 derecho

Did you have a special carving or other artwork made from downed derecho trees or stumps? We want to see it

The primitive state park in Fayette County, dating from the 1930s, offers two rippling trout streams and a beautiful, quiet place to reconnect with nature.

The key to taller corn — and better yields — is planting early and controlling weeds, most farmers say.

Nadine Kirkland earned her pilot’s license at age 19 in 1940.

Photos and documentation of people at area gay events before the 1970s are fairly rare, so much of what we know comes from an amalgamation of diaries, oral histories, stories passed down and clues left behind.