The city of Cedar Rapids is launching the Cedar Rapids Music Census, a civic-led initiative aimed at collecting data and gaining an understanding of the local music community and enhancing Cedar Rapids’ music ecosystem. Here’s how to participate.
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free.
Sam Helmick has ‘endless energy’ in advocating for library funding, the public’s access to resources
Reegan Lueken, 16, was recently recognized as one of six people in the country to earn a Stroke Hero Award, given by the American Stroke Association.
Nearly two months after a bankruptcy judge confirmed a liquidation plan for the former Mercy Iowa City’s tens of millions in assets, and more than a month after that plan went into effect, secured bondholders “have yet to receive a single ‘effective date’ distribution.”
The swimmer who drowned in Lake Macbride on Wednesday has been identified as a 20-year-old Iowa City man.
A former Iowa City police officer who lost a lawsuit against the city in April, claiming he was coerced into resigning or be fired, is now suing the city in federal court, claiming racial discrimination.
A three-episode documentary series about a 12-year-old Iowa cold case is set to be released next week on HBO Max.
Also, Gov. Reynolds’ latest proclamation designed to help Sioux County schools recovering from flooding
Prizes paid to players also reached a record level of almost $313M
Although Iowa — as America’s top hog producer — generated $10.9 billion in cash receipts in 2022, it could have made more if not for the persistence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, according to new Iowa State University research.
Catherine McAuley Center increasing focus on families
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