Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

After Waterloo, Iowa, retiree Rosetta Robinson’s daughter had a baby, the two moved out of the small apartment they shared together, expecting to get a more spacious home within a few months. That was ...

Summer is here, so it’s time to find your water shoes or flip-flops, put on some sunscreen, and head to one of Iowa’s many fun theme parks. Whether you’re looking for something cheap or a place to do ...

Iowa state senator from Coralville announced a run to take on Iowa’s junior US Senator. State Sen. Zach Wahls (D-Coralville) ended months of speculation Wednesday morning by announcing he will ...

Everyone in town warned those who hadn’t seen it yet that the level of destruction in Cedar Rapids was “unimaginable.” That was somehow understating it. Volunteers and relief groups poured into Iowa’s ...

The final Iowa Caucus results are finally final: Pete Buttigieg has won (still). This evening, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of the recount requested by Bernie Sanders and Pete ...

Barring some outlandish or criminal behavior while in office, the sitting governor typically backs the sitting legislators in their own party during a primary election. But after her much-touted ...

The new front in the Donald Trump-led effort to deny the results of the 2020 election has officially come to Iowa. That’s thanks in part to a recent high-profile visit to the state by Dr. Douglas ...

Iowa’s first-elected transgender woman, Aime Wichtendahl, made history a second time when she won a seat in the Iowa Legislature. Wichtendahl, a Democrat and Hiawatha City Council member, will ...

As we take stock of what happened in 2024 and prepare for the road ahead, the results in the 1st Congressional District show some interesting trends. Here are some key takeaways from Tuesday’s ...

Recognizing the increased demand sparked by the pandemic, six Iowa trails are getting federal relief money for repairs, renovations, and some expansion. The COVID-19 Relief Recreational Trails Program ...

Around 100 workers at Cargill Corn Milling in Cedar Rapids are officially on strike. The three-year contract between Cargill—specifically the corn milling plant in the city—and workers unionized with ...