The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

The Gazette is a daily newspaper available in print and online, serving the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It started its journey as an evening publication called the Evening Gazette, with its inaugural issue released on January 10, 1883.

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Photos: Expressive arts class at the Cedar Rapids Public Library

6 hours ago | thegazette.com | Savannah Blake

Juniper Teeter, 9, of Cedar Rapids works on a painting during an expressive arts class at the Cedar Rapids Public Library in Cedar Rapids on Friday. The library offers several free programs for children including story time and expressive art. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Tanager expressive arts specialist Jenna Jansen talks with a young boy about his painting during an expressive arts class at the Cedar Rapids Public Library in Cedar Rapids on Friday.
Photos: Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational

8 hours ago | thegazette.com | Savannah Blake

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota shares a moment with her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, before going out to perform in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, June 6, 2025. The mother-daughter duo travel all over the Midwest for skating competitions.
Former state lawmaker announces campaign to challenge Joni Ernst in GOP primary for US Senate seat

10 hours ago | thegazette.com | Tom Barton

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in the 2026 Iowa GOP primary. Jim Carlin Carlin is a former state senator and attorney from Sergeant Bluff who served in the Iowa Legislature from 2017 to 2022.
Photos: Preparations for Shakespeare in the park in Iowa City

1 day ago | thegazette.com | Savannah Blake

University of Iowa MFA graduate Chloe Cobb of Iowa City works on painting a set piece for the upcoming performance of “Romeo & Juliet,” put on by Riverside Theatre at the Festival River Stage in Lower City Park in Iowa City on Thursday. This is the 40th year of Shakespeare in the Park through Riverside Theatre and 25 years on the Festival River Stage. The show will run June 13-29.
Tiffin man charged with stealing $60,000 worth of supplies from University of Iowa Hospital

1 day ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

The sign in front of the new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus in North Liberty, April 12, 2025. The new hospital officially opened on April 28, 2025. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.
Chicago Fed president discusses impacts of tariffs and interest rates in Iowa

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Tom Barton

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Before President Donald Trump rolled out a slew of bigger-than-expected tariffs on April 2, things were looking up, said Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee. The U.S. economy was in a good place, characterized by stable, full employment and inflation nearing the Fed's 2 percent target.
Oelwein woman charged with arson after three houses burned down

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Oelwein woman was arrested Tuesday after she admitted to police that she started a fire that burned down three houses, including her own residence, according to online criminal complaints. Jeannie Murphy Jeannie Murphy, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson after police say she started a fire at 316 First Ave. NE, where she lived.
Missing man found dead in Iowa River

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The body of a man reported missing two weeks ago in the Iowa City area was found over the weekend in the Iowa River, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Jennings, 63, was reported missing two weeks ago in the Iowa City area. His body was found on Friday in the Iowa River in southern Johnson County.
Simple fishing

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Rich Patterson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As I was about to cast toward shore, a slight movement caught my eye. Five painted turtles sunning on a log had turned their heads to stare at me. Was I a threat? With fishing momentarily forgotten, I rowed toward the reptiles as stealthy as possible. Before I could snap a photo, they plopped into the water, leaving me with a memory of time on the water.
Orchestra Iowa readies to take the field

2 days ago | thegazette.com | Ed Condran

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. If a symphony orchestra plays the soundtrack of "Field of Dreams" at Veterans Memorial Stadium, they will come. That's what Timothy Hankewich hopes when the Music Director of Orchestra Iowa conducts his symphony Saturday, June 7 at the home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels. "If the weather cooperates, it's going to be amazing," Hankewich said. "I believe people will come out for so many reasons.