Cobble Hill chef Andy Schumacher is a Best Chef Midwest semifinalist. Simon's, an Italian restaurant in Des Moines, is named for Outstanding Hospitality.

The agency credited the rise in unemployment to an increase in the workforce from an influx of December college graduates. Iowa’s Workforce rose 3,800 from November but it is still down 17,500 from a year ago.

TikTok users faced an unprecedented blackout as the app briefly went dark amid ongoing debates about its future in the United States. For m

Tensions rise in Iowa as rumors of ICE sightings spread and Trump declares illegal immigration a national emergency.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds followed through on one of the top issues she presented in her Condition of the State address, introducing a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools.

Iowa lawmakers have introduced bills that could block a proposed Cedar Rapids casino by creating a five-year moratorium on state licenses. The legislations were introduced by Republicans in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature this week, potentially thwarting backers' hopes for a new $275 million gambling facility.

Judge sentenced Cedar Rapids mother to 40 years in prison, for what he called “horrendous acts” of child abuse. Her 3-year-old son suffered multiple, repeated injuries, which a medical expert said was “torture.

An Iowa GOP lawmaker has introduced a gambling gaming license moratorium bill that could foil Cedar Rapids' plans to bring a casino to town. The legislation com

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell calls Thursday's Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission meeting a win for Linn County, but will it be enough to move

So, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will need to formulate a plan for reducing nitrate pollution. Cedar Rapids draws its drinking water from shallow wells along the Cedar River.

Central Iowa has become a haven for all things fried chicken, especially in sandwich form. Des Moines already has Chick-fil-A, which reopened in West Des Moines after a remodel late last year; Chicken Heat for Nashville hot chicken; Charlotte’s Kitchen with its locations in Johnston and Altoona; and so many more.