Seven 2024 GOP presidential candidates took the stage at Hawkeye Downs
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Seven 2024 GOP presidential candidates took the stage at Hawkeye Downs
Russ Benedict, a biology professor at Central College, is tracking some of the most dramatic bat population declines in the country. His surveys this summer show some Iowa bat numbers have fallen by 85 to 95 percent in the last 12 years.
The end goal of construction — smoother streets and better sidewalks — is positive, but the inconvenience of one-lane roads and rerouted traffic can frustrate even the most calm drivers. How do cities decide which roads need the most attention and which projects get priority?
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Emma Goldman Clinic and the ACLU of Iowa announced Wednesday that they challenged the pending new law in Iowa district court.
The Iowa Legislature is meeting today in Des Moines for a special session to consider passage of a bill that would restrict abortion in the state. The Gazette is providing live coverage of debate, committee meetings, demonstrations and other activity at the state capitol.
In this week’s edition of Curious Iowa, The Gazette looks at why a landfill was built on the doorstep of Czech Village, how Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency developed a landfill into a hub of nature trails and what will happen when the county’s current landfill reaches capacity.
For Cedar Rapids hairdresser Michele Foster, cutting hair is a matter of community service that goes more than skin deep.
This week’s installment of Curious Iowa answers one readers questions about trails in Linn County. How are the locations of the trails decided? How are they funded and maintained? And why are some paved while others are not?”
The city has used a variety of methods over the years to try to control the population.
Every week, garbage trucks perform the ultimate magic trick: making discarded items
And what is the fifth season?
Hundreds of hot rods paraded through town Thursday after completing runs at TriState Raceway in Earlville, headed for a checkpoint at HotRods by Havliks in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Hundreds of hotrods will drive through Cedar Rapids Thursday as part of a “drag and drive” event through the Midwest.
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