A five-year legislative pause on new gaming licenses is one step closer to pumping the breaks on a proposed Cedar Rapids casino.

A new $750 million dollar data center in Cedar Rapids is expected to move forward in Tuesday's city council meeting. The center is to be built off 76th Avenue

Iowa lawmakers are looking to fast-track a bill halting new gaming licenses, potentially blocking Linn County's third try for a casino.

As the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) prepares to vote on Feb. 6 on whether to grant Linn County a long-sought casino license, a closer look at campai

Bills to create a five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa have been introduced by Republicans in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature.

Eighty bins went to Chain Reaction Bike Hub, which used them for bike parts and other uses. The Cedar Rapids nonprofit reports that the donation of bins saved the organization more than $2,000, allowing it to spend its funds on community programming like Bikes for Kids or Earn-A-Bike.

A popular Iowa City pizza place founded in the 1990s is back in a new downtown location! The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that The Wedge Pizzeria was founded by Steve Harding back in 1999. Since opening,

The Iowa City West boys’ basketball team has lost three games, two by one point. But the Trojans are coming along, with evidence being Friday night’s 66-55 win over Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Faroz Waziri immigrated to the U.S. His home country, Afghanistan, was torn up by war and controlled by the Taliban. Waziri risked his life to assist the U.S. government as an interpreter for the U.S.

It’s easy to focus on the grim at the moment with the new session of the legislature starting in Des Moines, a new (yet old) administration looming in Washington D.C. […]

Iowa lawmakers have taken swift action on a proposed casino moratorium that would temporarily halt the licensing of new casinos in the state. House Study Bill 80, which was advanced Monday by both a subcommittee and the House Ways and Means Committee,

The Iowa City Press-Citizen Student of the Week poll has returned for another round of voting. Each week, Johnson County high school principals and faculty are asked to nominate students who excel in and out of the classroom.