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This winter put the brrr in Febrrruary.The monthly average temperature in Cedar Rapids was 10.4 degrees — 14 degrees below the normal average, according to the National Weather Service. The monthly average in Iowa City was 14.4 degrees — 11.9 degrees below the normal average.

State health officials announced Monday that Iowa will receive more than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including doses of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine that received emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Iowa will receive 25,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Municipal solar projects in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha save taxpayers thousands of dollars each year, a new report from the Office of the State Auditor found.

After a year that threatened the survival of restaurants everywhere, Sam and Phoebe Charles await spring with hope.

Though the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is making its way into the community slowly so far, the effects of the inoculations seem to already be having a local impact on the spread of the virus.

DES MOINES — State lawmakers think Iowa needs to upgrade the image that greets motorists along highway entry points at the borders.

CEDAR RAPIDS — City crews are working to patch the potholes that have formed now that the roads are thawing.In the freeze/thaw cycle that comes with spring, moisture from rain or melting snow freezes on the pavement as temperatures shift, according to a news release. This pops the pavement loose and causes potholes.

One hundred years ago today, 15 veterans gathered in Ely to discuss forming Iowa’s 555th American Legion Post. And even though the COVID-19 pandemic is changing up the centennial celebration, today’s members are marking the occasion with 17 banners soaring on downtown light posts in the Linn County community.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.

Facing fresh allegations of sexual harassment and mounting political pressure, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday apologized if anything he said may “have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation,” but he denied inappropriately touching or propositioning anyone in his office.