Cedar Rapids IA

What salary do I need to afford a house in Iowa City in 2026?. The cost of living has grown to historic levels since the pandemic, as home prices and the cost of everyday goods have far outpaced wages. A large portion of this increase has come from housing. The national median sale price hit a record in 2022 and has...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – Drivers across Iowa could face dangerous travel conditions late Thursday as powerful thunderstorms threaten large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes through Friday night....

A Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. | chaddavis.photography from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons. Linn County, Iowa officials approved a new ordinance designed to “shield residents and natural resources from the negative impacts of hyperscale data center development,”...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Green Square Meals has moved its dinner service to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church as the organization continues providing free meals to the community. Starting in March, dinners will be served from the church at 857 Third Ave. SE, at the corner of Third Avenue and...

This is the 55+ Connections weekly update. If you would like to sign up to get more updates from the city go to northlibertyiowa.org/subscribe. The first Tuesday of the month means it is time for our monthly game day! We’ll have a variety of card and board games for you to play. We’ll also have snacks and coffee!...

A University of Iowa researcher is working toward commercializing a new method to estimate river flow, which will provide more accurate real-time data and improve water engineering and public safety. Marian Muste, a research engineer in the UI College of Engineering and the inventor of the method HyGage, said his...

Iowa’s dining and drinking scene has earned uncommon national attention in the last few years, with eight restaurants and bars landing on USA TODAY’s prestigious year-end lists. The honors in Iowa City include The Webster on USA TODAY’s Restaurants of the Year list in 2024 , and Gabe’s cracking a spot on USA TODAY’s...

2026 Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week has come to a close! Check out my experiences at three of the participating restaurants during this year's 10-day event!

ELY, Iowa — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash Monday morning at the intersection of Ely Road and Biderman Lane. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the scene around 8:04 a.m. after a vehicle pulled out from a residential lane into traffic and collided with a Jeep truck.

Catherine and Chris hit the ice to try curling during a Cedar Rapids Curling Learn-to-Curl session!