Barry Wilson has been teaching at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids since 1972. The industrial technology and electric car teacher is the longest tenured teacher in the Cedar Rapids district. Here’s why he has no plans to retire.
A 17-year-old and another juvenile were the first arrests in connection with a targeted shooting that happened just before 3 a.m. in Iowa City. Additional arrests are anticipated, police said.
University of Iowa undergraduate and graduate students have made modest improvements across a range of health determinants over the last two years -- from alcohol and marijuana use and abuse to anxiety and suicidal ideation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop.
Photos from the Moravian Folk Art Workshop at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, August 22, 2025.
Former Pine Lake State Park manager Don Primus, of Steamboat Rock, unsuccessfully ran for Hardin County supervisor in 2020.
Four electric buses are out of service due to maintenance issues
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office issued a report Friday concluding that a fatal officer-involved shooting in Tama County in July, in which a man told police to shoot him while threatening them with an airsoft gun that looked real, was justified.
Work continues on the northbound exit and entrance ramps from Interstate 380.
Xavier Middle School to replace two 6-8th grade facilities in fall 2026.
This week on the podcast, we’ll talk about candidates entering and exiting races and last weekend’s story about the new approach some Iowa Democrats are using on the campaign trail. Plus, a special election in Western Iowa for a seat in the Iowa Legislature.
The owners of a house that’s destined to be torn down invited the Marion Fire Department to use it for training on Thursday. Firefighters practiced creating a door out of a window, cutting a hole in an inside wall to crawl through, and a few rescue drills with a training mannequin.
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