Iowa lawmakers in both chambers moved quickly to pass a moratorium on new casino constructions before a decision from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission on February 6.

Early Thursday morning several teams combed through Linn County to count how many people are living outside. It’s part of what’s called the point in time count.

The odds of Cedar Rapids finally getting a casino took a hit Thursday when state lawmakers advanced legislation that would prohibit any new casinos in Iowa for at least five years.

Dry conditions are causing three eastern Iowa counties to put burn bans into place. Fire departments in several other counties are warning against open burning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Thursday afternoon, Iowa lawmakers continued with their flurry of action to pass a five-year moratorium on new casino licenses. House members, led by the Republican majority, approved the ban 68-31.

On this particular trip, to Wanatee Park in Cedar Rapids. I was using a camouflage you may have heard of and that's called a Subaru. I emerged from my camo fortress and allowed this bird of prey to see me and caught this amazing photo.

Two residents of a southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood implored the city council this week to do something about the noise from a nearby rail yard.

The two large-scale data center projects slated for southwest Cedar Rapids are moving ahead, after the Cedar Rapids City Council, at its regular meeting

The mayor of Cedar Rapids is making a last minute appeal to lawmakers considering a moratorium on new casinos. The Iowa House appears poised to vote on a moratorium today that would doom the proposed $275 million Cedar Crossing project in Cedar Rapids.

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

A Cedar Rapids man is now charged in connection with Linn County's first human trafficking case under a new law that requires sentences of life in prison withou

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