After record or near-record high temperatures earlier this week, Iowa could see its first frost this weekend. Cedar Rapids tied a record high of 88 degrees on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, with a more than 50-degree plummet predicted from that high by Saturday, Oct. 17. Temperatures that morning could drop to 32 degrees, which could […]
Proposed power plant could spell the end...
NOTE: Linn County’s Planning & Zoning Commission will consider rezoning land for the proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, and the Linn County Board of Supervisors will have a public hearing and first consideration of the rezoning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, both in Ballroom B of the Hotel […]
Cedar Rapids neighborhood grocery store ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As he often does, Ben Anderson made a stop Wednesday at his neighborhood grocery store, but this time with a heavy heart. Matthew 25, the nonprofit operating Cultivate Hope Corner Store, announced Sept. 30, 2026, that it will be closing its doors on Dec. 18. “I’ve been coming here since it […]
Commission puts Morgan Valley power plan...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After hours of hearing from more than 40 speakers, along with presentations by staff and Alliant Energy representatives, the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission decided it needed more information to assess Alliant’s rezoning request for its proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center. More than 150 people attended the commission’s meeting Sept. […]
Czech festival tradition continues in Io...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Members of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church continued their longtime tradition of Czech Goulash Day, even as the parish was one of many in Iowa undergoing monumental changes this year. Rain stayed at bay for the annual festival held Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, on the church grounds at 1224 Fifth St. SE, […]
Record campaign turnout for Rob Sand in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More than 1,000 Iowans streamed into the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids to listen to gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, the largest town hall turnout of his campaign so far. The Democrat, who is looking to replace retiring Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, spoke and answered questions from the audience […]
Photos: Opening weekend of new Cedar Rap...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Library patrons poured into the new Cedar Rapids Public Library Busse Branch during its opening weekend, Sept. 19-20, 2026. Located at 1845 Sandberg Lane SW, even the road is new; named after Nadine Sandberg, whose estate gift of nearly $2 million funded the purchase of the land where the library branch […]
Photos: Demonstrators in Cedar Rapids pr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Holding signs and chanting “Save Morgan Valley,” dozens of demonstrators protested the proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center in front of Alliant Energy’s downtown headquarters. Advocates gathered Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, outside of Alliant’s office at 200 First St. SE to ask for a voice in “decisions that affect our air, water, […]
Almost lost: Czech resistance fighter’s
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The images are haunting. A devoted mother, happily holding her children. The same confidant-looking woman, dressed in stylish clothes. Her mugshots, taken at a Nazi prison, and the guillotine that cut her life short. The words Miloslava Gschwindová penned from prison are equally heartbreaking, particularly letters addressed to […]
End of an era: Rural Iowa parish suspend...
CHELSEA, Iowa — An annual festival celebrated for more than 100 years may have served its last chicken and ham dinner. Typically held the Sunday before Labor Day, St. Joseph’s Fall Festival has been canceled for 2026, after the Archdiocese of Dubuque instituted a restructuring plan for the Catholic church in Chelsea, Iowa, among its […]