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The heroin epidemic: ‘It’s going to get worse and worse’

CEDAR RAPIDS — One narcotics law enforcement officer says taking heroin is similar to grabbing a loaded gun and spinning the chamber.

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Hancher’s final season on the road launches in shadow of future

IOWA CITY — Heavy metal soaring into the sky makes a perfect backdrop for heavy metal pouring over the masses.

Pittsburgh’s Sq ... »

Photos: Promoting the growth of a monarchy

CEDAR RAPIDS — Members of the Cedar Rapids Garden Club did what they could at the Brucemore Garden and Art Show on Saturday, August 22 to pr ... »

Building the supply chain

Managing an international supply chain is no easy task.

Frontier Natural Products in Norway, for example, works to develop a relationship w ... »

Farmers, public agencies still searching for answers as new ‘waters of the U.S.’ begins

PRAIRIEBURG — At the Russell Brothers family farm near the Linn-Jones County line, fans blow air through two large confinements holding 7,500 ... »

Iowa Democrats see Branstad vetoes as key to House majority

CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa Democrats believe they have found a silver lining behind Gov. Terry Branstad's veto of key parts of a bipartisan funding ... »

Targeting violence: A long road to recovery

On March 23, 2015, Maxine was brutally beaten and raped by a man in Des Moines.

She started drinking heavily the next day.

Maxine h ... »

Digital Marketing: Staying out of trouble

Any time I see a headline about Kim Kardashian being spanked for her social media high jinx, my link-bait alarm immediately starts buzzing. But thi ... »

Photos: First harvest at Cedar Ridge Vineyards

The Cedar Ridge Vineyard kicked off the beginning of the harvest season Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, by inviting the public to help pick grapes.

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Law: Time to limit off-the-clock work?

Employers appreciate the employee who is willing to do some work after hours, responding to email, taking or making phone calls, or otherwise engag ... »

Coralville council to consider agreement for preliminary design for arena

CORALVILLE — The Coralville City Council will vote Tuesday on entering into an agreement with an architect to create the preliminary design ... »

Newly disclosed phone call leads to break in 20-year-old Johnson County murder case

IOWA CITY — Recollections of a phone call the night Susan Kersten was killed two decades ago — publicly revealed for the first time F ... »

Verizon wants to put cell tower in Iowa City park

IOWA CITY — Facing capacity limits on existing Iowa City cellular towers, Verizon Wireless has applied for the rights to build a tower in on ... »

State board issues MidAmerican settlement related to Wind X project

DES MOINES — The Iowa Utilities Board on Friday approved a modified settlement for MidAmerican Energy Co.’s proposed “Wind X&# ... »

Vehicle crashes through the front of Mandarin Spice Asian Grill restaurant in Marion

A scary situation resulted in no injuries after a vehicle plunged through the front of a Marion restaurant Friday afternoon.

According to pre ... »