Linn-Mar High School’s annual homecoming parade in Marion on Wednesday was supposed to be a joyous occasion for students in the parade and spectators along the route. There was even an extra reason to celebrate this year, with the restoration of the school’s Armstrong bell that’s been rung every time the Linn-Mar Lions score a […]
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Brenna Bird joins other Republican AGs to threaten the American Academy of Pediatrics over its support for transgender young people
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a group of other Republican state attorneys general this week in sending a letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) accusing the organization of possibly violating consumer protection statutes. The Republican group claims the AAP’s guidance on standards of care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) young people […]
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Streets will close for Northside Oktoberfest in Iowa City early Saturday morning
The calendar may say Saturday belongs to September, but that won’t stop the 28th annual Northside Oktoberfest from bringing beer, brats and Bavaria-inspired family fun to Iowa City starting at 11 a.m. As is traditional, a stair truck from Eastern Iowa Airport will be there (Fly CID is a festival sponsor) for photo ops from […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds job approval rating hits a new low in the Iowa Poll
The number of Iowans who approve of the job Gov. Kim Reynolds is doing has dropped to an all-time low, according to the latest Iowa Poll. In the poll published Tuesday by the Des Moines Register, only 45 percent of respondents approve of Reynolds’ actions as governor. That’s the lowest job approval number for the governor […]
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Iowa Poll shows large majority oppose state’s new abortion ban, support reproductive choice
A new Iowa Poll shows an overwhelming majority of Iowans opposed the state’s new near-total abortion ban. Support for the right to an abortion has also increased since Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the ban into law in July 2023, according to the poll published by the Des Moines Register on Sunday. Fifty-nine percent of respondents […]
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Cedar Rapids water main rupture kills more than 1,200 fish in Iowa’s only urban trout stream
More than 1,200 fish in Cedar Rapids’ McLoud Run, Iowa’s only urban trout stream, died this week after a broken water main dumped chlorinated water into the creek on Monday. McLoud Run flows for two miles through a wooded area along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and adjacent to I-380. It has been a favorite […]
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Dodge Street Coffeehouse will reopen next month, but not on Dodge Street
Dodge Street Coffeehouse, an Iowa City favorite that closed its doors earlier this year, will reopen. Just not on Dodge Street. “Next month we’ll be opening at South District Market!” the coffeehouse’s owner announced in a Facebook post on Saturday. “We’re excited to join the lovely folks there and get to know the neighborhood. It’s quite […]
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New Iowa Poll shows how much Kamala Harris has changed the presidential race in the state
Kamala Harris becoming the Democrat’s nominee has dramatically changed how Iowans think about the 2024 presidential election, according to a new Iowa Poll. The poll published by the Des Moines Register on Sunday showed Donald Trump leading Harris among likely voters, 47 percent to 43 percent. All year, Trump has led his Democratic opponent in the […]
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Phill the water buffalo is out of the hospital and reunited with his bovine best friend
Phill the water buffalo is out of the hospital and settling into life at his new home, the Iowa Farm Sanctuary (IFS), Shawn Camp announced in a video posted to the sanctuary’s Instagram page on Thursday. Camp, who founded and runs IFS with her husband Jared, said they picked up Phill yesterday and brought him […]
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Poets, painters, musicians and more interpret another Prompt for the Planet, focusing on change
Prompt for the Planet returns to the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Sunday, bringing local artists and performers to the stage to celebrate Iowa’s environment and explore issues around it. Like the 2022 version of the event, the intent is to encourage community members to take action. “This free event draws inspiration from U.S. […]
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Phill, the wandering water buffalo of Polk County, has a new home at the Iowa Farm Sanctuary. So do two of his friends.
Phill the domesticated water buffalo’s escape into the suburban streets of Pleasant Hill in late August captured the attention and imagination of people nationwide. It came to an end after five days when Phill was found, subdued with a tranquilizer dart and sent to Iowa State University’s Large Animal Hospital in Ames to receive medical […]
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Together We Achieve will be able to keep its Cedar Rapids food pantry open for now
Last week, Together We Achieve (TWA) launched an emergency fundraiser to keep its food pantry open. The Cedar Rapids nonprofit had seen some of the funding it was counting on fall through, and was no longer able to restock the shelves and coolers at its pantry and community resources center (1150 27th Ave SW). Founder […]
