Cordy Alpers, 15, plays with her family’s kitten, Artie, at their home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Cordy wears a mask at school, where she finds there is less space for social distancing than last year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Cordy Alpers, 15, helps her dad, Dan […]
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Woman says her boat had problems before Iowa ride accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and critically injured his brother said Friday her boat also had problems floating properly and felt unsafe. Amber Estrada, 31, said the boat carrying her and […]
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Looking ahead to a not-so-new normal in Eastern Iowa
Marley Carviou delivers an order to a waiting customer outside Zeppelin’s Bar and Grill in Cedar Rapids in April 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) So here we are now, in increasingly larger numbers across Iowa and nationwide as we round the corner of Memorial Day, getting ready to take those […]
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Small Business Saturday in Story County, Iowa: What businesses have planned
Ronna Faaborg | Ames Tribune Thanksgiving: Avoid these common dinner mistakes Avoid common Thanksgiving mistakes with these tips. Chamber of commerce officials across Story County are encouraging shoppers to stick close to home this weekend and enjoy the sales and promotions going on for Small Business Saturday. “We really encourage […]
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No. 17 Iowa State-Kansas State live stream (11/21): How to watch college football online, TV, time
Iowa State is in an unusual position heading into its game against Kansas State on Saturday, Nov. 21. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. The 17th-ranked Cyclones (5-2, 5-1 Big 12) lead the Big 12 with three games to play, the first time they’ve been in first place […]
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‘The ones we play for’: Iowa keeps ‘wave’ for young patients
FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Iowa fans wave to children in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital at the end of the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Miami of Ohio in Iowa City, Iowa. During a season […]
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Iowa State Courts Death by Inviting 25,000 Fans to a Game
G. Newman Lowrance Whatever else is taught at Iowa State, the school itself is imparting a lesson in reprehensible recklessness as it prepares to allow 25,000 to attend a football game even as its home city of Ames has become the hottest COVD-19 hotspot in America. The Iowa State Cyclones will […]