The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Rob Cline

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Our research for this column often involves following a storyline through the archives of The Gazette and other area newspapers. These resources are available for anyone in the community to use via the community archive found at cedarrapids.advantage-preservation.com.

3 days ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

Iowa Hawkeyes logo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The men’s basketball teams of Iowa and Northern Iowa will participate in a tournament in Palm Desert, Calif., in the last week of November. Iowa announced Monday it will be part of the 2025 Acrisure Series on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26. The event will be played at 11,000-seat Acrisure Arena. The Hawkeyes’ two opponents will be named later.

3 days ago | thegazette.com | Clark Kauffman

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A state corrections officer fired for allegedly assaulting an individual is not entitled to jobless benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Jordan Nuno was employed by the Eighth Judicial District Department of Corrections as a full-time residential officer at the state-run Ottumwa Residential Facility from 2019 until January 2025, when he was fired.

3 days ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Conditions were almost right for Aurora Borealis, a natural light display also known as the northern lights, to be visible in Iowa last week. A light show last May was seen by people across Iowa who aren’t usually able to see the dazzling displays this far south.

4 days ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

Robert Morris forward Alvaro Folgueiras (7) looks for an outlet while guarded by Alabama’s Mouhamed Dioubate (10) in RMU’s 90-81 loss to the Crimson Tide in an NCAA tournament first-round game in Cleveland on March 21. (David Richard/Associated Press) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. From Spain via Pittsburgh, the Iowa men’s basketball team has a new forward who rebounds and has a perimeter game.