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IOWA CITY — Responding to a federal complaint accusing University of Iowa Athletics and football coaches of mistreating and discriminating against Black players, the state wants the case dismissed — arguing the former athletes sued too late, didn’t give enough specifics, and failed to connect bad behavior to race.

CORALVILLE — A nutritional deficiency following a long winter is thought to be causing dozens of geese to get sick or die on the Iowa River.

The home of the Harris family, who purchased land to build a home in a predominantly white neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A Republican lawmaker and a man later charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot were among thousands of people who chastised Iowa’s attorney general for refusing to seek to overturn Donald Trump’s election loss, records show.

This month’s “Piece of History” is a picture taken June 6, 1957, of big band leader Duke Ellington talking to four people — Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hoegen and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ford — in Cedar Rapids.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids’ free medical clinic has established a waitlist for older Iowans struggling to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment online.

Long before postcards were relegated to reminders of dental checkup and oil changes, they delivered well wishes and news of safe travels. Their pictures prompted hearty laughs, showed off notable landmarks and delivered visuals of titillation and destruction.

CEDAR RAPIDS — When Anne Harris Carter was a little girl in the 1960s on her way to Erskine Elementary School, she was diligent about following her route to class. She felt it could cost her family, the first Black family in her neighborhood, if she strayed off the path.

Iowa’s public universities, along with the state and federal government, awarded less financial aid to students last budget year as enrollment at the campuses fell.

Organizers thought 300 people might come to the inaugural I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa festival on Jan. 30, 1999. Instead, 1,000 people flocked to the State Historical Building in Des Moines for a daylong event showcasing African American arts, culture, soul food, exhibitors and a national headliner.