City of Cedar Rapids water quality analyst Candice Kucera tests a water sample May 23, 2023, at Winnebago Park in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The...

City of Cedar Rapids water quality analyst Candice Kucera tests a water sample May 23, 2023, at Winnebago Park in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The...

Workers tarp and compact waste at the Solid Waste Agency Landfill in Linn County Iowa, Iowa on July 11, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo...

Trees Forever watering crew members Christian DeWolf (left) and Sawyer Miller (right) water a tree in southwest Cedar Rapids on Aug. 3, 2022. (Nick...

An outcropping is seen along an ADA fishing trail at Lake Darling State Park in Brighton, Iowa, on Sept. 17, 2014. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy...

Two people are dead, including the suspect, and four others were hospitalized after a shooting at a Rhode Island ice skating rink Monday afternoon....

Two people are dead, including the suspect, and four others were hospitalized after a shooting at a Rhode Island ice skating rink Monday afternoon....

Watch on YouTube The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Where are you from and where did you...

Inspired by graceful Olympic spins and leaps, one writer takes to the ice to try her hand at figure skating.

A YOUNG girl is dead and four other people have been hospitalized after a shooter opened fire from the stands during a boys hockey game in Rhode...