Late-in-life artist Daniel Kinkade’s passion for painting began with a drawing of a tree. The tree won the then-10-year-old Hanawalt Elementary School student a Des Moines Art Center art class ...

Anyway, the point is this: Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has looked like the QB2 in the upcoming draft for much of the season, but a recent downturn in performance put him on shaky ground. Simpson ...

NORMAL ― Back and forth they went: Byron running roughshod with its All-State fullback, Caden Considine. And Tolono Unity airing it out with its All-State QB, Dane Eisenmenger. The IHSA Class 3A state ...

The 2025 Illinois High School Association football state championships began this Thanksgiving weekend at Hancock Stadium in Normal, with games Friday on the Illinois State University campus. The ...

The Unity High School Class of 1965 held a 60-year reunion Sept. 27 and Sept. 28. A dinner was held at the Spirit Winery in Ursa, Illinois Sept. 27 and a luncheon was held at the Sprouts Inn in Quincy ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a political touchstone Saturday as three Democratic candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat each ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a ...

City of Greenville leadership, ownership, and players from the Greenville Drive, along with community members from its past, gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mayberry Park and dedicate ...

The Trump administration has launched a violent escalation of imperialist threats against Venezuela with the dispatch of an armada to within striking distance of the South American nation’s shores.