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A new restaurant is getting ready to open inside of the old Salsa Guy Cafe in Cedar Rapids. Minnie's BBQ is coming soon to 2874 Mount Vernon Rd SE!

Lots of new bars & restaurants have opened in Eastern Iowa so far this year! Check out a list of the new eateries that have opened in 2026, as well as some of the places expected to open this year.

The Freedom FEASTival is making a comeback this week! The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival event, originally scheduled for June, is happening this Thursday, August 20th.

The most popular soda in Iowa may not be the one you’d expect.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is reporting a significant increase in measles cases across the state.

Iowa students are making gains in reading, but a striking gap between state test results and national scores raises questions about what reading proficiency really means.

Over the weekend, I headed back up to the Cedar Valley to visit with my best friend and check out one of the great local restaurants in the area. This month, I was in the mood for Mexican food!

Discover how we packed hiking, camping, local food, breweries, farms, and more into a single overnight getaway to Baraboo and Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin.

Is it really kids' sports without drama?

The two-day free concert is happening on Friday, August 28th and 29th at Q Casino + Resort's Back Waters Amp.

And, just like that... another Radiothon is officially in the books! Check out all the photos we took during our 2026 event last week!

The Southwest side of Cedar Rapids has a new place to check out for dinner and drinks! Lincoln Lounge & Supper Club is now open for business!

The Iowa State Fair has crowned a new queen!

The Iowa State Fair has a new grandstand attendance champion.

It seems like someone got a little ambitious about turtles.

One of the longest-running 'Yellowstone' spinoff rumors just got a very definitive update from Taylor Sheridan.

Fans are clamoring for any information they can get about the circumstances surrounding her tragic passing.

Hickerson was there when Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday (Aug. 16.)

To hear Charley tell it, he fired Twin Temple over something simple — and the band, the media and Jack White all exploited the situation for personal gain.

The country category is a who's who of Nashville!

Carly Pearce says her new album goes deeper than heartbreak. This time, she's letting fans into parts of her life she's never shared before.

'Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives,' Wladimir Klitschko wrote after Panettiere's death.

Welcome back to Derry for more prequel horror.

From ‘Big City Greens’ to ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go,’ here are the best new TV shows and streaming series for the week of August 17, 2026.

Think you know the '50s and '60s? Spoiler alert: days at the beach, walking to school, hula hooping in the backyard — it was all filled with colors you might never expect.

What happened to your favorite 'Nashville' cast members? With pictures!

The country music world has mourned some heavy losses so far in 2026.