Steve Gravelle

Iowa Republicans need to step up in “the most important election since Abraham Lincoln,” presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Tuesday …

Early voter interest in the local-option sales tax referendum is running more than twice that of the last such vote. …

Linn County supervisors approved two more art works today for county buildings under construction. The supervisors voted to hire Robert …

Linn County is in for up to $8 million worth of radio upgrades coordinated with Cedar Rapids and Marion, supervisors …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Linn County updated its computer system in 1986, it went state of the art: a $507,445 …

QUINCY, Ill. – The Illinois Zephyr – a workaday locomotive and four cars sitting in the predawn darkness in Quincy, …

What’s an Amtrak, anyway? The National Railroad Passenger Corp. has operated virtually all the nation’s passenger trains since May 1, …

Amtrak trains don’t even slow down for Wyanet, Ill., 131 miles west of Chicago on the BNSF Railway. Just west …

A new group will seek Linn County assistance next week on a slightly altered plan for a baseball and softball …

Linn County supervisors want more detail before signing off on the county’s share of a new radio system for public …

Cedar Rapidians just have to keep plugging at flood recovery, former Gov. Chet Culver said today. “Our secret weapon, I …

Local governments planning to upgrade their radio systems to meet a federal mandate might not look to the state for …

Former Anamosa High School teacher and coach Andrew Buck will serve two years’ probation for sexual conduct with a student. …

With an eye on the state Legislature, Linn County supervisors will likely approve plans this week for a new $18.2 …

Two Iowa soldiers injured Monday in Afghanistan are recovering, family members say. Iowa National Guard Spec. Tim Bagley “is doing …