Savannah Blake

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids marked the first day of spring Thursday with a ceremony to “awaken” the museum’s clock tower. Noon Thursday was the first time the orloj — an astronomical clock — played music since it was shut down for the winter months.

Photos from the Iowa women’s basketball NCAA Selection Show watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, …

The Erickson sisters from La Crosse, Wisconsin help each other prepare Sophia and Shadow the horse for her final western dressage performance during the Tamarack Stables horse show at the Iowa Equestrian Center in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.

Iowa defeated Michigan State 10-0 during a baseball game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

A look at Gazette photojournalists’ best photos in the first half of March 2025

Passenger traffic at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids increased Friday as spring break begins for schools across the state.

Photos from a cereal jewelry making at Vinton Public Library in Vinton, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

An event host by The Gazette at Theatre Cedar Rapids celebrated outstanding youth advocacy and student achievement in the visual, digital and performing arts, as well as spoken and written word.

Photos from the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling championships at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025.

Photos from the Michigan State vs. Iowa men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

A look at Gazette photojournalists’ best photos wrapping up February 2025

Photos from the Wisconsin vs. Iowa women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Photos from the Bettendorf vs. Prairie boys’ basketball Class 4A substate game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Photos from the Wahlert vs. Xavier boys’ substate basketball game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

Photos from the Springville vs. Sigourney girls’ basketball class 1A regional game at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday Feb. 26, 2025.