This feature at Pinicon Ridge Park in Linn County is one of a growing number in Iowa meant to assist in aquatic migration.
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This feature at Pinicon Ridge Park in Linn County is one of a growing number in Iowa meant to assist in aquatic migration.
A Cedar Rapids resident wondered how area hospitals are using artificial intelligence. The Gazette’s series Curious Iowa found that AI tools help with time-consuming tasks like note taking, summarizing charts, analyzing images and preparing bills.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will continue evaluating its need for juvenile detention beds
Funding transportation for field trips, providing meals for teachers during parent-teacher conferences and hosting school carnivals are just a few of the ways “small but mighty” parent teacher groups support their schools.
Several dozen Sioux City area residents showed up to the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center on Saturday afternoon to show support for Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, who was arrested Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and is being held in the jail.
The final Marion Uptown Market of the year was held Saturday, and it featured a dog show
Nonprofit organizations across Iowa and around the country have been in a state of financial flux this year, and while providers can’t say with any certainty where recent changes will take them in the next few years, they can all agree on one thing: federal support cannot be replaced by community philanthropy.
All three brothers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2024 death of another brother, who was tied to a mattress for days and died of “starvation and dehydration,” will be tried together in February 2026.
Johnson County is in the process of examining housing needs in its growing non-metro area that consultants estimate will need about 950 housing units over the next 10 years to keep up with growth and demand.
Jim Slosiarek, visuals editor at The Gazette, shares the story behind the photo of a performer at Storytellers of Cedar Rapids earlier this month.
It was “the most terrifying thing” Nathan Mencke, an air traffic controller at The Eastern Iowa Airport, had ever experienced. One year ago, he helped guide a pilot out of a stall-spin to land safely in Iowa City.
In her first extended statement since Friday’s arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Saturday called the incident “shocking“ and said, ”We must enforce the law every time to protect our families and our future.“
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