Mollie Swayne

Officials in Cedar Rapids are looking at a program that would offer vouchers to low-income families to help them buy a bike. Under the city’s plan, once people are approved, they could either get a $700 voucher for a bike or $900 for an electric bike.

The Dubuque Community School District's superintendent said now is the time for voters to ask questions and for officials to clear up misconceptions about a $150 million bond that will be on the ballot this November.

Wednesday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt changes to the ordinance governing utility-scale solar projects. These changes include things like ensuring solar panels are tall enough to let plants grow beneath them, requiring them to be even further from homes, and even restricting how much noise solar farms can make.

At a town hall in Tipton Tuesday night, an expert said Cedar County is two to four years away from being in crisis when it comes to emergency medical services.

“Such hate, such intolerance. It really—it just made me sad.“

A former Arabic teacher at the University of Iowa describes what happening in Iowa after a deadly earthquake.

Volunteers race to collect thousands of signatures in a few short weeks to put a multi-million dollar school bond referendum on the ballot in November.

Olivia Dunn just finished her Master’s degree at the University of Iowa. She arrived in Morocco on Aug. 29, days before a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked much of the country on Sept. 8.

Voters in Tiffin approved the referendum in a special election Tuesday with 63% of the vote. The one percent local sales tax will take effect next year and could bring in around $600,000 in revenue.

"I feel responsible to find a way, indeed, to repackage it and to make it more international."

"It took me a long time for the color to be back in the world."

A Cy-Hawk watch party was the first fundraising event of its kind for Operation Give Birds, a nonprofit that gives turkeys and other food to families in need for Thanksgiving.

Tuesday night, city council members approved a Development Agreement for 801 Jackson Street.

“I’ve ridden by this ton of times and just always assumed like, yeah, I’ll be able to stop out and see it anytime I want to."

A tattoo artist inked Hawaii-inspired designs to raise money for his friends and family on Maui.

“Take all the precautions so you’re not like totally miserable the next day."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows more than half of Iowa’s counties have seen at least a “moderate” increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the past week, compared to the week before.

The state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says drought conditions are worsening in the state, with six out of the past eight months seeing below-normal rainfall. Lower rainfall means lower water levels in rivers and streams.

“My question is, just because something’s a bargain, you buy it?”

“The more that brides see that these types of weather events are going to change even the look of their day, they’re going to want to make sure that they’re picking a date and picking a venue that can keep them comfortable."

“The library has become a lot more than books.”

The power is back on at Geneva Tower, one of the places that found itself without electricity during Wednesday afternoon’s extreme heat and humidity.

“We’re monitoring the grid for all sorts of extreme weather conditions. We do this every day.”

A doctor said air conditioning is a need right now, but many without housing have limited access.

“Her tumor is not curable. It’s just treatable. So we just kind of take every day, you know, and choose kindness.”

Thousands of students in Eastern Iowa head back to school this Wednesday, but teachers are already in the classrooms getting ready for the new year. A “Restock and Refuel” event hosted by a nonprofit Saturday helped educators get the tools they need.

The changes take up more than twenty pages and include things like how far solar panels have to be from homes, details on where “vegetative screening” is required, the level of noise equipment can make.

"I think it’s our responsibility...to make sure students can use it responsibly, that they can use it ethically."

The question is over millions of dollars, but no matter if voters say “yes” or “no” this fall, their property tax rates won’t increase.

“I think we’re going to start seeing a lot more in the community. And everybody needs to be aware that this is out there."

Cedar Valley Christian School is one of the private schools that has seen increased enrollment directly tied to the new Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

In three months, voters could be deciding if they want to spend millions of dollars updating Cedar Rapids schools.

In March, the Board of Trustees at Iowa Wesleyan voted to close the university at the end of the academic year. They cited financial challenges, including increased operating costs and a significant drop in philanthropic giving, as the reason for the closure.

“It’s helping me not only sell my work, but it’s also helping me gain the confidence to do that."

An Eastern Iowa woman is racing to find housing for herself and her children, but she said how she plans on paying rent is proving to be an obstacle.

The Cedar Rapids School Board is pushing ahead to put a multi-million dollar bond referendum on the ballot in November despite pushback from City Council.

About 70% of the country is protected by volunteer firefighters, with rural areas especially relying on them.

“There are people who are fighting to save historic buildings, and to save history. And it’s a hard fight."

“You start looking at CDC data, we know that access to food has a— just a large effect on diabetes and pre-diabetes, both."

According to the director, the majority of kids who attended the day care were on Child Care Assistance (CCA) from the state.

“People just don’t understand sometimes how difficult mental illness can be. It’s very difficult because you can’t see it. People don’t understand it. And it’s not just an easy fix.”

"You have to keep moving forward or you’re done. So we just feel it’s important to keep adding to Dysart.”

“Just to know that so many people can come together after five years and it’s still going...it’s unbelievable."

An Iowa OBGYN is celebrating a decision to put a hold on a law that would ban abortion after roughly six weeks, but also believes that the judge left open the possibility that the law will go into effect in the future.

“It’s not just a market. It’s a community event.”

Hundreds of motorcycles took to the streets of Evansdale for the 11th annual memorial ride in honor of two cousins from Evansdale who went missing in 2012.

“I’m like, Elvis touched this stuff. This is huge. This should not have left Memphis. Like, how did we get this?”

Bars and liquor stores in Eastern Iowa are now offering drinks infused with THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana and hemp.

The Equity and Human Rights Commission discussed how they can respond to racist incidents as well as shape a city in which future ones don’t happen.

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre was vandalized when someone emptied a fire extinguisher all over the seats and the expensive sound equipment.