Jim Slosiarek

The event, organized by students, served a free meal to more than 1,000 people and offered live music and visits with Santa Claus.

Action from the fourth annual Kennedy Cougars Invitational girl’s wrestling tournament in Cedar Rapids

Take a photographic tour of the first half of December 2025.

The city’s Christmas tree was lit for the first time in a ceremony Saturday night

A photographic tour of The Gazette’s best photos for the second half of November 2025

Photos from the Black Friday game between Iowa and Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, November 28, 2025

More fog in forecast in Eastern Iowa

Action photos from the in-state rivalry basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the University of Northern Iowa Panthers

A photographic tour of The Gazette’s best photos for the first half of November 2025

Solar storms made the colorful northern lights visible as far south as Kansas and Texas in the U.S. this week. The Gazette’s visuals editor, Jim Slosiarek was out Tuesday and Wednesday nights to capture the show.

City workers in Cedar Rapids put out dozens of flags Friday in preparation for Veterans Day next week

Photos from the 1A championship match between Janesville and St. Ansgar

Photos from the 2A championship match between the Denver Cyclones and the Hinton Blackhawks

Photos from the high school state volleyball 4A semifinal between the North Tama Redhawks and the Janesville Wildcats

Photos from the high school state volleyball 2A semifinal between the Dike-New Hartford Wolverines and the Hinton Blackhawks