Iowa’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation is urging Senate Democrats to back a bipartisan plan to reopen the government, warning that the 20-day shutdown is hurting families, farmers and veterans across the state. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are refusing to negotiate over what he called a looming health care crisis at the center of the government shutdown stalemate.
The 12 committee members leading Iowa State University’s search for its next president began interviewing semi-finalists Monday morning on the Ames campus — with eight candidates invited to participate in the virtual closed-session discussions over the next two days.
A woman was taken to the hospital Sunday with serious injuries after a shooting in a Marion motel, according to a news release from the Marion Police Department.
On DownDetector, a website that tracks online outages, users reported issues with Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood, the McDonald’s app and many other services.
Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
A Gazette reader wondered what the bomb shelter is used for today and whether government-supplied rations are still stored there.
A sustainable aviation fuel developer plans to shift its immediate investment from South Dakota to North Dakota, in part because of delays in the development of a multi-state pipeline by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions.
After a year of evolution in programming, The Englert Theatre has announced a shift in leadership.
The fall colors in Iowa have been “stretched out” this year due to warmer weather and dry conditions, but leaves are starting to change.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the League of Women Voters of Linn County will host a Cedar Rapids school board candidate forum this week.
At Lion Bridge Brewery in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage shared his story of growing up poor in Mason City, serving three tours in Iraq, and leading a local chamber of commerce — arguing those experiences shaped his fight for workers, unions and rural Iowans.
A Vinton woman died Friday when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a school bus.
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