A district court judge this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Cedar Rapids City Council violated Iowa open meetings law in hiring Alissa Van Sloten as city clerk in 2021, siding with the city in finding that no violation of the law occurred.
Among Preston Hollow’s concerns with additional delays is the millions Mercy is accumulating in attorney fee.The bondholder also argues that extending Mercy’s exclusive right to file a plan that ultimately fails to garner support would hamstring bondholders for months, “resulting in over $10 million of dollars of lost value.”
A Stockton facility has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for illegal dumping after a former employee allegedly buried underground at least 20 barrels, some containing unknown liquids.
A judge in Polk County moved a wrongful death trial to Scott over the Adventureland water raft ride that flipped over and killed 11-year-old Eastern Iowa boy in 2021. He said a fair and impartial jury couldn’t be selected in Polk because of pretrial publicity.
It will help launch, run health care startups
The sexual abuse happened multiple times between December 2022 and July 2023, when the child was under 14 years old, according to a criminal complaint.
Military veterans and their families, and visitors from around the world, will converge in Hawaii today for ceremonies to mark National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Local nonprofit Empowering Youths of Iowa, which provides mentoring to students in Cedar Rapids schools, is among the proposals for new charter schools in Cedar Rapids.
Fifth graders at Prairie are hitting the right notes and leading the way in a new orchestra program that will eventually be offered to students in grades 5-12.
Less than a year into his job as Iowa State University’s senior vice president for operations and finance – which he started Jan. 1 following a national search – Shawn Norman has resigned under opaque circumstances, receiving a $124,00 “separation payment” on his way out.
The purchase of the Iowa rail line adds 275 track miles to the Canadian line.
A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday afternoon after crashing into a bus near the intersection of O Ave and Ellis Blvd NW, Cedar Rapids.
Daily News, Sports, and Opinion
Delivered to your inbox every day
The Gazette strives to gather and share news using the best journalistic practices. We want to keep you informed and to make our region and state a better place.
Advances in technology and rise of social media has made it easier to publish information to broad audiences. Our goal is to provide relevant, accurate and timely information so that you know what’s happening and can make informed decisions.
Here are some common questions about who we are, why we do what we do and some of the factors that go into our decision-making about the news. To learn more about our news gathering process and code of ethics, visit our transparency center.
Local editors and journalists of The Gazette can be found on our newsroom page.
A news story contains objective facts and does not take an opinion-based position on the facts. This does not mean there aren’t opinions in news stories. News stories often report newsworthy opinions of community leaders and members of the public because these opinions are often part of the news.
© 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved.
Daily Newsletters