Jim Durbin’s database — built over the last 25 years through thousands of hours at Iowa’s parks — has been used to help research conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
A Cedar Rapids pilot is currently flying across the Atlantic Ocean to support polio eradication efforts with a goal of raising $1 million for the cause. The campaign has already raised $100,000.
Ken Sullivan was assistant city editor at the Gazette in 1970 and was assigned to accompany the Coe College Concert Band and Choir on a concert-study tour of six European countries.
Cedar Rapids mother sentenced to 10 years in prison for injecting her toddler with unneeded insulin, making him sick. Doctors believed it was caused by medical child abuse, formerly known as Munchhausen syndrome by proxy.
Photos from the Labor Day foam party hosted by The Play Cafe in Marion, Iowa on Monday, September 1, 2025.
A former Marion man, set to go to trial last month, pleaded to lesser charges in sexually abusing a child for over three years. His trial had been continued 11 times since 2021.
The Adaptive Sports and Recreation Inclusive Wellness Clinic, hosted by Linn County Public Health, introduced attendees to sports that are modified or specifically designed for participants with various physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities.
Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society
Community members were invited to pick grapes at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Saturday. The annual event picks enough grapes to produce more than 250 cases of wine.
A reader from Tama County wondered about mowing Iowa roadsides. We look into why Iowa’s mowing law was put in place, what it aims to protect and the requirements for haying roadside grasses.
A former University of Iowa soccer player is suing UI Health Care, accusing its providers of negligence in the care she received for an ankle injury in 2021 that left her with a limp, chronic pain, and the need to wear special shoes.
The annual Stand Down event connects veterans with community resources to assist with the transition to life after service with a particular focus on those who are homeless or at risk of experiencing homelessness.
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