116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

Vanessa Miller
I’ve covered lots of beats over my decades as a reporter, and one reason I really enjoy higher education is because it touches on them all. One day I’m writing about science and interviewing University of Iowa NASA researchers, the next I’m writing about health care, or agriculture, or a new Iowa State-supported business, or athletic budgets, or criminal justice, or the Legislature and potential bills affecting Iowa’s university and college campuses. I also love that I get to investigate and dig deep on some stories, report hard news, and then also share incredible and sometimes harrowing tales of survival or discovery. When I’m not working, I’m playing with my kids or following them around to wrestling tournaments. Get the news delivered right to your inbox.
Latest Articles by Vanessa Miller
News Jan. 2, 2012 2:40 pm5026d ago
Tucked in Iowa’s northeast corner, down a steep and wooded valley fed by cold-water springs, Sny Magill Creek flows through …
News Jan. 1, 2012 6:15 am5027d ago
After driving 40-plus miles for more than an hour, Michelle Ellison sat down in the celebrated Lincoln Cafe in Mount …
Government & Politics Dec. 28, 2011 3:15 pm5031d ago
Around dusk every night, an eerie blanket of crows descends on downtown Iowa City, creating a “creepy” sound and feeling, …
News Dec. 26, 2011 12:45 pm5033d ago
All five members of the current Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment are men. Four of the city’s five Board of …
News Dec. 22, 2011 5:00 am5037d ago
Armed with an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and a passion for the dramatic, Kendall Lloyd entered graduate …
News Dec. 19, 2011 9:15 pm5039d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A summary of violent and property crimes reported to the FBI through the first half of the …
News Dec. 18, 2011 5:35 pm5040d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s the guy shopping with a 2-year-old on a Monday morning at Hy-Vee. He’s the dad bouncing …
Dec. 16, 2011 1:27 pm5043d ago
The City Circle Acting Company of Coralville is inviting University of Iowa Professor Stephen Bloom to attend one of its …
News Dec. 15, 2011 7:05 am5044d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Famed not only for his prizewinning short stories, essays and works of fiction, Ian Rosales Casocot also …
Business News Dec. 9, 2011 4:24 pm5050d ago
Amid a weak U.S. economy that has forced businesses to downsize and put thousands out of work, companies in the …
News Dec. 9, 2011 5:30 am5050d ago
Jail is not comfortable. It’s not convenient. It’s not familiar. And it’s not easy. But Thomas Buist said what has …
News Dec. 5, 2011 9:45 pm5053d ago
CORALVILLE – After narrowly escaping death and watching friend after friend fall to roadside bombs and in conflict with the …
News Dec. 3, 2011 7:40 am5056d ago
Through his work in wheat science and plant breeding, Cresco native Norman Borlaug made history during the mid-20th century by …
News Dec. 1, 2011 9:00 pm5057d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Deep cuts in spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs has dropped Iowa eight spots in a …
News Dec. 1, 2011 5:30 am5058d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – When officer Loren Waterman activated the lights on his Iowa Department of Transportation enforcement vehicle Tuesday, he …