Linn County's impending casino pitch is at risk as lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate advanced a 5-year pause on new licenses.

The odds of Cedar Rapids finally getting a casino took a hit Thursday when state lawmakers advanced legislation that would prohibit any new casinos in Iowa for at least five years.

Iowa lawmakers in both chambers moved quickly to pass a moratorium on new casino constructions before a decision from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission on February 6.

Iowa City High won seven of the final nine matches to defeat host Cedar Rapids Prairie, 42-26, Thursday night. The Little Hawks won the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division dual title.

Early Thursday morning several teams combed through Linn County to count how many people are living outside. It’s part of what’s called the point in time count.

A five-year legislative pause on new gaming licenses is one step closer to pumping the breaks on a proposed Cedar Rapids casino.

In a vote of 68 to 31, the Iowa house passed a 5-year moratorium on casino licenses in the state Thursday, just one week before the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commi

Before Caitlin Clark's No. 22 is retired, Michelle 'Ice' Edwards became the first women's basketball player to have her jersey hung in the Carver-Hawkeye rafters.

Iowa lawmakers are looking to fast-track a bill halting new gaming licenses, potentially blocking Linn County's third try for a casino.

A Cedar Rapids man is now charged in connection with Linn County's first human trafficking case under a new law that requires sentences of life in prison withou

The two large-scale data center projects slated for southwest Cedar Rapids are moving ahead, after the Cedar Rapids City Council, at its regular meeting

Iowa City High School senior Ethan LaLumiere is the Press-Citizen's newest Student of the Week.