CEDAR RAPIDS — Pastor Ray Coleman calls all of the children at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church the same name: my baby. If he greets one, saying, “Hey, my baby!” all the others turn their heads. Coleman has five babies and seven grandbabies of his own, but he embraces every child he meets as if they were his, too. Like any parent, Coleman wants to know when something is wrong. So if any of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Orchestra Iowa’s return to Veterans Memorial Stadium next summer will feature a film selection that should be music to the ears of “Star Wars” fans. The orchestra will present Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert at 7:30 p.m. June 12, 2027, at the Cedar Rapids ballpark. While the 1977 movie rolls, the musicians will perform John Williams’ Oscar-winning score live. While the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Twenty-two years in nursing taught Jennifer Holmes a few things. “Our healthcare system is fragmented, and is continuing to fragment,” Holmes said. “I’m continuing to see seniors get dropped through the gaps in the healthcare system. I see a big need in the community for that extra personal nursing support.” After starting in 2004 as a certified nursing assistant with a two-year ...

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ashley Hinson may be undergoing a radical, dangerous procedure in an attempt to save her political ambitions. It’s a Trumpendectomy, which involves trying to loosen the once-symbiotic connection between Hinson and President Donald Trump, who is now wildly unpopular. It’s a difficult procedure, given the iron bond that has metastasized during her years in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — When the Tower Terrace Road Corridor Management Plan was completed in 2010, it called for the funding of an 8.3-mile stretch connecting Interstate 380 and Highway 13. Sixteen years later, the project still is 5 miles from completion. The project has repeatedly failed to secure federal funding that local leaders say is critical to its completion. Still, area officials are ...

WATERLOO --- Police are investigating two shootings early Sunday that sent one person to the hospital and damaged a home. It wasn't immediately clear if the shootings were related. Police and paramedics were called to gunfire in the 400 block of Oneida Street around 3 a.m. and found an adult male with a gunshot wound. He was taken to UnityPoint-Allen Hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, ...

WATERLOO — Cedar Valley's pride shone brightly despite overcast skies and intermittent rain on Saturday. "It's going great," said Nick Hedrick, volunteer coordinator for Cedar Valley Pridefest. "It's a great community event where people can be themselves." For 2026, organizers moved the venue one block west — from its original spot at Jefferson and West Fourth Street to the Riverloop Expo ...