13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (137+ words) On the news front, reporter Grace Nieland has a story looking at some of the other large data centers across Iowa. As work continues on the southwest side, and the interest for another Google project in Palo presses forward, we…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (401+ words) New University of Iowa freshmen participate in the campus’ 2026 On Iowa kickoff event inside Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 21. IOWA CITY — Iowa State University and the University of Iowa this fall are reporting smaller student bodies and freshman classes than last…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (309+ words) For many years, conversations about financial well-being have centered on the measures we know best; such as income, employment and poverty rates. While these measures are important, they don’t always capture the financial realities Iowa families face in their day-to…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (777+ words) People wait in line during a Cedar Crossing Casino jobs fair Wednesday at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids. The casino is looking to fill hundreds of positions ahead of its planned opening in November. Tora Phelps, of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (672+ words) University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook speaks to the Board of Regents during a Feb. 26 meeting at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. IOWA CITY — After back-to-back denials of increased…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1028+ words) DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is awarding nearly $148,000 toward a new wetland in Cedar Rapids as part of its latest round of urban water quality projects. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig announced Wednesday that…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (276+ words) University of Iowa Health Care nixes plans for new $2B inpatient tower thegazette.com University of Iowa Health Care is seeking Board of Regents approval to spend $72.5 million on “early work” to prepare for construction of an 842,000-square-foot inpatient tower....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (326+ words) Good Wednesday morning. There’s a lot to get to this morning. First, a University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band member — and the mellophone section leader — died Tuesday morning after suffering a heat stroke and sudden cardiac arrest during Saturday’s home…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (906+ words) Students walk around the Coe College campus in between classes Sept. 3 in Cedar Rapids. Coe is cutting its annual tuition cost by 46% for the 2027-28 academic year. CEDAR RAPIDS — Joining a growing group of private colleges and universities regionally and nationally…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (366+ words) Candidates for Cedar Rapids Fire Chief include (from left) Brent Smith, Edward Nied Jr., Jerry Hardison and Stephen Mast. CEDAR RAPIDS — The city of Cedar Rapids has identified the four finalists vying to be the city’s next fire chief. Finalists…...