The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
- Find the perfect quilt this weekend at Quilt Amana, inaugural show and sale in Amana Colonies
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 03:26 PMAMANA — Tradition binds the old and new worlds of the historic Amana Colonies, and this weekend, the fabric of both realms will be on display at the inaugural Quilt Amana.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Legislative Iowa budget work underway
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 05:08 PMDES MOINES — A sure harbinger of adjournment for the 2021 legislative session happened Monday when the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the first state budget bill — even if the end still is weeks away.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The gardener’s gardener is ready for spring at Fairfax Greenhouse
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:47 AMFAIRFAX — Gardeners follow the calendar and weather reports. But when you’re the one who supplies the gardeners, your planting season comes in the dead of winter.“This is our eighth season of growing,” Tony Schmidt said one morning last week.Schmidt and his wife, Nancy, purchased Fairfax Greenhouse and Landscaping in 2014.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - University of Iowa gives athletics $50 million ‘loan’
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 12:57 PMIOWA CITY — Given tens of millions in losses the University of Iowa Department of Athletics is absorbing from COVID-19’s devastating impact, outgoing UI President Bruce Harreld has agreed to permanently end an earlier
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa adds 152 virus cases, zero deaths
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 03:28 PMIowa added 152 new COVID-19 cases on Monday.The new cases bring the state total to 353,394. The state’s seven-day average is 523, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data.VACCINATIONSAs of Monday, the number of fully-vaccinated Iowans was 639,807, according to IDPH data.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Internet opens Iowa’s sports betting floodgate
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:55 AMDES MOINES — Iowans are betting on sports at a record clip, but experts worry it may not be all fun and games.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Capitol Ideas: Election challenge ends, but issues remain
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:44 PMThe drama is over, but the discussion needs to continue.The 2020 election results in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District were officially, and at long last, settled last week when Democrat Rita Hart dropped her challenge of the results.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cedar Rapids man faces charges after shots fired incident
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 09:38 AMCEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man faces charges following a shots fired incident Sunday evening.According to Cedar Rapids police, officers were called to the 1600 block of 30th Street NW around 6:43 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Woman dies in Linn County field fire
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 04:47 PMA woman died Sunday when a field fire in a rural Marion got out of control, authorities said. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 3:14 from the 3000 block of Gillmore Road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Could a self-sustaining budget keep Iowa men’s gymnastics alive?
Friday - 04/02/2021 - 11:46 PMWith the end of the men’s gymnastics season looming, no one needs to remind Iowa Coach J.D. Reive “the countdown to the end of my employment with athletics” is imminent.
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- No one hurt in Cedar Rapids house fire
Tuesday - 04/06/2021 - 07:35 AMCEDAR RAPIDS — A house owned by a landlord who is in a nuisance property dispute with the city over other rentals was damaged in a fire early Tuesday, fire officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Anamosa prison murders linked to staffing shortages, labor union says
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 04:01 PMThe murders of two employees at the Anamosa State Penitentiary March 23 are the climax of chronic staffing shortages at the state’s prisons, according to a labor union that represents prison workers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Marion woman killed by ditch fire identified
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 01:36 PMMARION — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed when a field fire spread out of control.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Eco Lips acquires manufacturer of Bug Soother insect repellent
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 01:10 PMCedar Rapids-based Eco Lips acquired Columbus Junction-based Simply Soothing, the manufacturer of the Bug Soother bug repellent, according to a Monday news release.Eco Lips, which manufactures organic lip balm, will grow Bug Soother’s distribution following the acquisition, owner Steve Shriver said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Local effort aims to help homebound seniors reach COVID-19 vaccine
Friday - 04/02/2021 - 08:20 PMCEDAR RAPIDS — As the COVID-19 vaccines become available to every adult in the state, some local entities are working to ensure homebound seniors aren’t left behind in the shuffle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Public health officials plan coronavirus vaccines for those facing barriers
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 11:00 AMLocal public health departments, in the midst of targeted outreach to vulnerable populations, say the contamination of millions of coronavirus vaccines should not have an impact on the additional allocation of doses that are anticipated to arrive this week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa State University crew club leader: Boat capsized when winds picked up suddenly
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:52 PMAMES — The president of Iowa State University’s student crew club said winds that had been forecast to remain low picked up suddenly, causing a boat to capsize before the crew could return to shore, killing two crew members last week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa DNR approves 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 09:52 AMThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources has approved the nutrient management plan of an 11,600-head open cattle feedlot near Monona.Supreme Beef, owned by Mike Walz, Dean Walz and Jared Walz, now may complete the project started in 2017 but stalled by environmental violations, opposition from neighbors and legal wrangling with two former business partners.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Over 636,000 Iowans complete COVID-19 shots
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 06:30 PMA day before COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens broadly throughout Iowa, the state reported Sunday that 636,513 Iowans have been fully vaccinated — over 48,000 of them in Linn County and nearly 38,000 in Johnson County.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cedar Rapids men arrested after shots-fired incident near downtown bar
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 09:37 AMPolice arrested a Cedar Rapids man early Sunday morning following a fight outside Hazzard County American Saloon and after a gunshot was heard nearby.
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- Iowa state park camping fees increase for the first time in 20 years
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 08:51 PMCampers at Iowa’s state parks this year will pay a few more dollars a night to put up a tent or park their recreational vehicle, with the largest increases coming at state parks with the most visitors and amenities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cedar Rapids seeks artists for murals along Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 08:47 PMCEDAR RAPIDS — The city is seeking proposals from artists for two murals along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to help beautify the trail network.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa to pay $225,000 to settle lawsuit over trooper’s force, kneeling on man’s neck
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 12:46 PMIowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents released Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa agrees to pay former Panther offensive lineman $150K for head injuries during research
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 11:19 AMThe State of Iowa has agreed to pay a former University of Northern Iowa football player $150,000 after he suffered “significant” and lasting injuries while participating in a research study for another former UNI Panther and NFL player Chad Rinehart.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Road construction projects for 2021 underway in Cedar Rapids
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:50 AMCEDAR RAPIDS — Nearly 40 projects are planned for residential, collection and main arterial roads in the city for this year’s street construction season, which is kicking off as temperatures warm.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tenure numbers drop across Iowa public universities, even as bills to kill it die
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 11:04 AMProposals to eliminate tenure across Iowa’s public universities might be dead for this legislative session, but that doesn’t mean the esteemed academic appointment is alive and well across the state’s institutions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mark and Leslie Nolte creating community arts center in former Riverside Theatre site
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 11:09 AMWhen one stage door closes, another one opens.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two men arrested after fatal stabbing in Cedar Rapids hotel room
Monday - 04/05/2021 - 10:08 AMCEDAR RAPIDS — Two men are in custody following a fatal stabbing in a Cedar Rapids hotel room.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cedar Rapids police investigate possible stabbing
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 05:32 PMCEDAR RAPIDS — Police are investigating after finding two wounded men early Sunday. Officers were dispatched to 4107 22nd Ave. SW at 3:45 a.m. for a report of a person who was apparently injured in a fight.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- CANCELED: Operation Quickfind for Emani King Lashmit of North Liberty
Sunday - 04/04/2021 - 10:05 AMUPDATE: Emani has been located and is safe. North Liberty police are asking for the public’s help in locating 11-year-old Emani King Lashmit.Emani is a Black male, 4 feet 6 inches tall, weighs approximately 78 pounds and has short curly hair.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share