Davenport Democratic state lawmaker Jim Lykam will not seek reelection to the Iowa Senate. He will retire after serving out this current term through 2022.
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Davenport Democratic state lawmaker Jim Lykam will not seek reelection to the Iowa Senate. He will retire after serving out this current term through 2022.
Eastern Iowa’s congresswoman tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being fully vaccinated and boosted, in her second bout with the respiratory illness.
A 26-year-old Cedar Rapids man stabbed his 65-year-old father in the stomach early Friday during an argument, police said. The son was arrested on possible charges of attempted murder, willful injury and assault-domestic abuse.
A new performance venue part of a “multipurpose development” anticipated on Burlington Street in Iowa City is in the early design stages. Developer Marc Moen has been in discussion with local arts, entertainment and design people to help shape the direction of the new cultural venue.
17-year-old Ethan Alexander Orton, charged with killing his parents with a knife and ax, is competent to stand trial, a judge said Friday. His trial is set for Feb. 8 but that may be reset, his attorneys said.
With fewer of them since the pandemic began, hospice volunteers in Eastern Iowa listen to the stories that many don’t hear in the final stages of people’s lives.
Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.
At age 41, Melissa Febos today is an accomplished author, associate professor of English, and member of the esteemed master of fine arts faculty with the acclaimed UI non-fiction writing program.
Eastern Iowa schools struggle to find creative solutions to keep classrooms functioning with record-high numbers of absences from COVID-19.
From a young age, inquiry drove Don Gurnett to discovery. He’s recounted for The Gazette memories walking the UI campus as a teenage freshman with his eyes heavenward in awe of Sputnik, the novel Russian satellite fueling the international space race.
New studies show expansions of gambling in neighboring states will eat into Iowa’s industry revenue. Cedar Rapids officials hope this will nudge state regulators to finally sign off on a casino in Iowa’s second-largest city.
A Cedar Rapids man is charged after authorities said they found 16 pounds of ice meth concealed in his house, along with $200,000 in a toddler’s room.
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