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A Swiss company’s plan to offer tourists cruises along the length of the Mississippi River drew a step closer to reality this week as its new 386-passenger ship was floated out of a Louisiana shipyard.

Clairvoyant medium and paranormal investigator Spirit Wolf, of Ely, dies at 71

Indian Creek Nature Center taps into tours, leading up to flavorful Maple Syrup Festival this month in Cedar Rapids.

Dawn Stephens and Greg Young have spent the last eight years restoring the 125-year-old Brewer House in the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids.

The Breckenridges race against the clock to adopt a fourth Ukrainian son before he turns 16, when he is eligible for military service and ages out of the orphanage.

Mario Minnaert, 31, of North Liberty, will run the 4x4x48 Goggins Challenge, in which the goal is to run four miles every four hours for 48 hours. Created by retired U.S. Navy seal, ultramarathoner, public speaker and author David Goggins, the challenge unites people around the world running the same distance, often at the exact same time.

For four years, Frank the cat has been the best sales clerk at Next Page Books bookstore in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo neighborhood. “He’s become the face of the bookstore,” store owner Bart Carithers says.

Application portal is open for interested local students; informational meeting next week