Around Iowa: 23 applicants seek Sioux City school superintendent job

The Sioux City Community School District received 23 applicants for the superintendent position, the same number as the last vacancy in 2023. The Sioux City Journal reports that Monday was the application deadline for the role. The number of applicants was …

Iowa Wild got a shutout against Ontario Reign

The Iowa Wild picked up a decisive road win against the Ontario Reign on Friday, Jan. 09, 2025 at Toyota Arena. The game ended in a shutout, 5-0. The visiting Wild opened strong, at the beginning of the game with Caedan Bankier scoring in the first period, …

Following knee surgery, Iowa football recruit Terrence Smith sparks West Aurora. Again. ‘It’s coming back for sure.’

Senior forward Terrence Smith, an Iowa football recruit and the difference maker on a basketball court, is back for West Aurora. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. Smith had the start of his basketball season delayed until the new year by a knee …

Cendrillon- Orchestra Iowa with Cedar Rapids Opera

Experience a magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, with Massenet’s opera, Cendrillon. Through captivating arias, tender duets, and lush orchestration, it tells the timeless story of Cinderella’s journey from rags to riches and the power …

Photos: Northern Iowa falls to Illinois State women's basketball

Through 15 years and 15,000 chickens, these Iowa neighbors came to be more like family

Co-owners of ducks and chickens, a team to manage and repair a longstanding orchard, caretakers in times of trouble, pet-sitters and friends. When the Menzel family moved to a farmstead just outside of Solon, they couldn't have guessed that their …

2024 marks the hottest year in Iowa’s recorded history

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - If you stepped outside right now, you probably wouldn’t consider this warm weather. But despite the snow on your windshield or ice on your driveway, this weather is much warmer than where it should be. And State Climatologist …

Inside Iowa Politics: House speaker on possible tax cuts ahead

Iowa Congressman introduces anti-corruption bill

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa congressman says politicians in Washington are getting rich off their service and he wants to stop it. Rep. Zach Nunn says when he served in the Iowa Legislature, no one got rich off of doing it. …

Westfair receives $2.5 million boost for improvements from Iowa West Foundation

The Iowa West Foundation helped kick off Westfair’s road to improvement — and a guaranteed continuation of its legacy — with a significant contribution to its capital campaign. The Iowa West Foundation announced a $2.5 million donation toward Phase 1 of …