8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (295+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Linn County Conservation and Cedar Rapids Community School District have partnered to build a new wetland at Morgan Creek Park that will improve water quality and create wildlife habitat. The wetland sits on 7.7 acres of land donated…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (145+ words) CORALVILLE, Iowa — The Iowa Children's Museum is hosting a free cultural celebration event on September 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. The "Passport to Play" event will feature games, activities and traditions from cultures around the world. Families can try origami, explore Russian…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (296+ words) Derek Phillips passed away last week. IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band honored the memory of Derek Phillips during the Cy-Hawk game halftime show on Saturday. This comes after he collapsed from heat and went into…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (132+ words) CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Firefighters put out a bedroom fire at a Cedar Falls home Saturday evening after flames were seen coming from a window. The Black Hawk County Dispatch Center got a 911 call at 6:59 p.m. reporting a fire in the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (183+ words) The University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band's Derek Phillips IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) — The Hawkeye Marching Band will honor the memory of Derek Phillips during Saturday's game with several tributes throughout the day. The band announced plans to leave the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (374+ words) CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The University of Northern Iowa enrolled 1,709 freshmen this academic year, marking its highest total in nearly a decade. The university welcomed 9,366 students in total, representing its highest student population since 2020. UNI's total of 3,426 new students is the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (175+ words) IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa says it enrolled 5,266 first-year students this fall, marking the fifth straight year the incoming class topped 5,000 students. The university received nearly 32,000 applications for fall 2026, according to Brent Gage, associate vice president for enrollment…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (157+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Orchestra Iowa will present its second annual Bachtoberfest concert across three locations in eastern Iowa. The concerts will take place September 25 at Brucemore in Cedar Rapids, September 26 at the Festhalle Barn in Amana and September 27 at the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (132+ words) NORTHEAST IOWA (KWWL) — Voters in several Northeast Iowa school districts approved measures to increase their physical plant and equipment levies Tuesday. In Dubuque, voters showed strong support with 5,811 votes, or 65.56%, in favor, compared with 3,052 votes, or 34.44%, against. Clayton County schools…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (217+ words) PALO, IOWA- The U.S. Department of Energy closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly visited eastern Iowa to announce the loan…...