Mitchell Schmidt

MOUNT VERNON – Officials have released the name of the driver of a motorcycle who died Friday after colliding head-on …

A bill in the Iowa Statehouse targeting local control on such topics as the minimum wage now takes a more …

SWISHER – Jeff Quint, co-owner of Swisher’s Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery, for years has been asking lawmakers to ease …

DES MOINES – Should drivers be allowed to go an extra 5 mph on Iowa’s interstates? That’s a question introduced …

CORALVILLE – Windstar Lines Inc. will team up with New Jersey-based express transport company Megabus to bring bus services connecting …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s easy to spot the 240-foot-tall wind turbine on Kirkwood Community College’s Cedar Rapids campus. The 2.5 …

NORTH LIBERTY – Michael Pentecost, the former assistant water superintendent for North Liberty, was named the city’s new streets superintendent …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Glenna Houtz went to Japan this past summer for a three-week study abroad program, she expected …

While a House bill has been described by business leaders as a means of unifying Iowa wage and employment rules, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Some local officials have declared a House proposal aimed at reinforcing statewide minimum wage and civil rights …

CEDAR RAPIDS – International trucking company CRST faces what could be a more than $350 million lawsuit for a more …

CORALVILLE – It’s been less than two months since Megabus shut down bus services connecting Des Moines, Coralville and Chicago, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Katherine Seaman watched as Nicky Stansell and Julie Popelka, both with the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, secured …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The board that recommends wage increases for Linn County elected officials on Thursday recommended raises for four …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting next month to discuss proposed improvements to …