University of Iowa Health Care settles $1.5M lawsuit over surgical error
University of Iowa Health Care has reached a six-figure settlement with a woman who experienced complications when a tube used to transport urine through the body was inadvertently cut. Brenda Norman and UI Health reached a $1.5 million settlement to cover damages from a "prolonged recovery," according to State of...
Iowa’s Best Lasagna Can Be Found in the Quad Cities [PHOTOS]
According to a recent article from Love Food, the best lasagna in the Hawkeye State can be found at Lunardi’s Italian Restaurant in Davenport.
Tavern Blue opens tiki bar
Tavern Blue launched its Tiki Yard on Feb. 7 after weeks of overhaul and challenges with local fire code at 805 2nd St. in Coralville. Meant to be a “year-round tropical escape,” according to a news release from Tavern Blue, the Tiki Yard is also the first of its kind in the state. It features a full bar, along with...
Iowa Book drops Lululemon collaboration
Iowa Book launches Lululemon Hawkeye-gear, drawing students to the campus’s main bookstore. Iowa Book was prepared for a crowd on Feb. 6 for the collaboration’s launch. Signs directed shoppers to the Lululemon collection, and additional employees were brought in to help with the clothing drop. A DJ played music for a...
Operation Quickfind canceled: Zioana Jesina
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Operation Quickfind for 14-year-old Zioana Jesina has been canceled. The Cedar Rapids Police Department has issued an Operation Quickfind for 14-year-old Zioana Jesina. Jesina was last seen at 3212 Bayberry Drive SW at about 5:40 p.m. Friday. She was last seen wearing a black...
No. 8 Hawkeyes Down Spartans, 40-6
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The eighth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team rolled past Michigan State, 40-6, on Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House. The Hawkeyes won nine of 10 bouts with seven earning bonus points, Iowa ended six matches early via technical fall. “Lot of bonus points,” head coach...
This Marion small business employee has been making chocolate for 20 years
Meet Kathie Schlotterback, one of the people behind The Marion Chocolate Shop's beloved treats MARION — Kathie Schlotterback didn't seek out the chocolate life — the chocolate life found her. Schlotterback was a stay-at-home mom of two in 2006 when her second cousin hired her to work part-time with the chocolate...
Public invited to comment on proposed funding amendment for Hiawatha pedestrian bridge
HIAWATHA, Iowa — The Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization is inviting public comment on a proposed amendment to its Transportation Improvement Program for the City of Hiawatha’s Emmons Street Pedestrian Bridge project. The amendment follows approval by the Iowa Transportation Commission of the City of...
Man arrested in online child exploitation investigation in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Iowa — A 59-year-old man from Anamosa was arrested Saturday after police say he traveled to Manchester to meet someone he believed was a teenager for sex. According to the Manchester Police Department, Donald Ray Linkous was taken into custody following an online investigation. Police say Linkous had been...
One person taken to hospital after kitchen fire in northwest Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One person was taken to the hospital after a kitchen fire at a home in northwest Cedar Rapids Saturday morning. According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 9:20 a.m. to a home in the 1400 block of Fifth Street NW after reports of smoke inside the residence.

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