3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (604+ words) Mar. 1, 2026 5:14 pm CEDAR RAPIDS " Eight people already were waiting despite Sunday's chill to get inside a barbershop and tattoo parlor to select from tattoos that feature a semicolon to share the story of suicide and mental health awareness. One of…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago  (856+ words) Parks & Recreation staff look to offer accessible, all-ages programming to support residents" social, emotional and physical health Mar. 1, 2026 6:00 am CEDAR RAPIDS " When Macey Lovell tells people what she does for work, one of the most common follow-up questions is "What…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (495+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS " An expert brought in by prosecutors Monday testified that a Marion man was not experiencing psychosis when he strangled his 5-year-old son in October 2024, and that he could understand right from wrong, disagreeing with three experts who testified…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1090+ words) Closing arguments will be Monday in first-degree murder trial CEDAR RAPIDS " Two additional defense experts testified Friday that a Marion man didn't understand right from wrong when he strangled his 5-year-old son in October 2024. Matthew Gerald Schleier, 46, is being tried…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (275+ words) Education leaders, disability advocates agree student behavior needs to be addressed, but worry about "segregation" and how proposal would be funded Feb. 17, 2026 4:03 pm Education leaders and disability advocates were split Tuesday in their support of proposed legislation that would create…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (166+ words) Feb. 15, 2026 5:00 am Liam's story is not an anomaly. As the Washington Post reported on Feb. 1, federal data and independent analyses indicate "immigration authorities are increasingly ensnaring the youngest and most vulnerable lives." We do not know for sure how many…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (771+ words) The overwhelming evidence is that there's a need here," Bettendorf Republican Gary Mohr says Feb. 10, 2026 6:12 pm DES MOINES'When Mary Neubauer"s son Sergei died by suicide in 2017, his obituary was read over a million times, she said. The family received…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (401+ words) Three patients said he fondled, sexually abused them during therapy sessions IOWA CITY " A former University of Iowa Health Care social worker and therapist who inappropriately touched patients and engaged in sex with at least one patient pleaded last week…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (125+ words) Feb. 5, 2026 8:47 am The Super Bowl is America's most-watched sporting event. As millions tune in for the big game, another trend continues to grow largely unnoticed: record-breaking sports betting. The Super Bowl is the most heavily bet-on sporting event in the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (688+ words) Home / Living / Health & Wellness Fiber key to health gut microbiome Feb. 5, 2026 6:00 am The digestive system is commonly known as a complex network of organs that work together to break down food, absorb nutrients and eliminate waste from the body. However,…...