Jim Slosiarek

Program nurtures children’s growth and love of music

Central City swept Springville in a Class 1A Iowa high school volleyball regional first-round match Monday night.

An event at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area shared Native American culture for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday.

Iowa State beat TCU 27-14 in a Big 12 football game Saturday night at Jack Trice Stadium.

Maquoketa Valley beat North Linn 22-15 in a Class A Iowa high school football game Friday night at Delhi.

The city of Cedar Rapids closed the First Avenue Bridge floodgate Tuesday morning to test its closure and the seal.

The building, which centralizes the University of Iowa’s internationally-acclaimed Nonfiction Writing Program, opened to the public Friday.

Great egrets, which can nest in Iowa, were visible below the 5-in-1 dam in Cedar Rapids this week. The birds are on their migration to the southern United States and Central America for the winter.

See photos from Benton Community’s volleyball tournament Saturday.

The Iowa women’s basketball team helped build a Habitat for Humanity home in Iowa City on Friday.

Kirkwood Community College’s new Veterinary Technology Center officially opened Thursday. The facility features 18,000 square feet of instructional clinical space, technical classrooms, administrative and lounge space, and animal housing.

Marion welder fuses 60 mountain bike wheels to create 200-pound sculpture

The Cedar Rapids nature center hosted the event Saturday to raise awareness for the pollinators and for increasing pollinator habitat

The Benton Community Bobcats beat the Mount Vernon Mustangs 8-2 in a Class 3A regional final Tuesday night to make it to the state softball tournament.

The Lisbon Lions defeated the South Winneshiek Warriors 11-1 in a 2A regional final to advance to the Iowa high school state softball tournament.