CEDAR RAPIDS - Iowa Starting Line

Sep 2024 30

9 Iowa hockey teams to check out

By Sean Dengler | SPORTS, COMMUNITY, Sean Dengler

Check out one of these 9 Iowa hockey teams near you.

Sep 2024 21

7 Iowa cold cases that remain unsolved

By Iowa Production Staff | CRIME AND SAFETY, HARDGATE, COMMUNITY, Iowa Production Staff

Follow the trail of evidence—or lack thereof—as we recount the details that have baffled investigators and left Iowa communities on edge.

9 Iowa Cold Cases to Send Chills Up Your Spine

Sep 2024 20

Raise your stein: 9 Oktoberfest events across Iowa

By Katie Giorgio | FOOD AND DRINK, COMMUNITY, Katie Giorgio

Learn about nine Oktoberfest events happening across Iowa this September and October.

Raise your stein to 9 Oktoberfest events across Iowa

Sep 2024 13

Guest post: New book ‘Education Wars’ adds to anti-voucher argument

By Guest Post | EDUCATION, OPINION, Guest Post

A new book, "The Education Wars," show how private school vouchers further this country's divisions. This is a wonderful time of year in Iowa. We’re gearing up for harvest here on the farm. The...

Sep 2024 6

11 charter schools get grants from COVID relief fund

By Nikoel Hytrek | EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, Nikoel Hytrek

With federal dollars allowed for supporting students impacted by the pandemic, Gov. Kim Reynolds named the 11 charter schools that will receive the nearly $4 million.

A stock image of a blank notebook with charter school written on it. Below the words is a drawing of a school building. All done in blue ink.

Aug 2024 7

20-foot inflatable IUD in Iowa draws attention to attacks on birth control

By Nikoel Hytrek, Grace Katzer | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, COMMUNITY, Nikoel Hytrek, Grace Katzer

An inflatable IUD that has toured the country and been mentioned by 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' stopped in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines this week.

A 20-foot tall lavendar-colored inflatable IUD stands in Cowles Commons in downtown Des Moines.

Jul 2024 26

Union reps slam Iowa legislators after child labor violations rack up

By Amie Rivers | LABOR, COMMUNITY, Amie Rivers

Labor leaders in eastern Iowa called out Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Republicans who backed new laws to loosen child labor, and tied it to Project 2025's goal of loosening child labor...