Mollie Swayne

Advocates for Social Justice (ASJ) is a Cedar Rapids group that formed after the death of George Floyd in May 2020 in order to elevate the Black Lives Matter movement in Cedar Rapids. However, national stories of racial inequality are still on their radar.

House File 9 passed through a subcommittee Tuesday and then the full House Education Committee later in the night.

A bill introduced in the Iowa legislature would limit the amount of money people could be awarded for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases.

About 50 people attended a town hall in the Cedar Rapids library Sunday afternoon, armed with questions and looking for answers after the fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Devonna Walker on Jan. 2.

Iowa students of today imagined the cities of tomorrow at the Future City Regional Competition, held at Prairie Point Middle School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.

The need for attention to residents’ well-being is why Haring advocates, not just for their health, but for other family members to stay involved with a loved one’s care.

The Students First Act, signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds on Tuesday, is a major restructuring of education in Iowa. However, the principal of Cedar Valley Christian School predicts not much will be different for his school.

The House vote was 54 for to 45 against.

The Coralville Community Food Pantry opened a new, larger location to help address the increased need they are seeing. The executive director said that need could worsen if a bill changing SNAP benefits passes.

A Cedar Rapids woman who lost 40 pounds and a University of Iowa professor talk about creating new habits in order to be healthy and lose weight.

"Employment rates in Iowa are high and they’re higher than they are in lots of other states, so in that sense, there’s not an employment shortage."

Fayette is without a chief for its Fire Department, even after the Department recommended someone not once, but twice.

Wedding vendors have changed some business practices in the face of inflation and couples' spending limits.

Small businesses in Eastern Iowa are weighing their options in the face of historically high egg prices.

Devonna Walker's mother called the stabbing incident that killed her a 'racist murder.'

“There is a cost, you know, recycling is not free. There is a cost to go do all the processing and things like that.”

On Monday, the 90th Iowa General Assembly gets underway in Des Moines.

Iowa City nonprofit United Action for Youth has thousands of more dollars of art supplies thanks to a giving campaign at a local business.

A local agricultural tech entrepreneur says he's pushing to make the future of farming more sustainable, and he's using big data to help.

A friend says the 29-year-old who died after being stabbed Monday was "full of life" and a devoted mother.

With very few exceptions, the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California has happened every year since 1890. Jessica Larsen from Bellevue, Iowa said leading the Marine Corps Band in the 2023 parade was “surreal.”

Using the New Year as a jumping-off point for weight loss goals is common, so much so that it means a boost for businesses in the fitness industry.

Iowa won against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl Saturday, and bars back home in eastern Iowa won, too.

2023 is a few days away, and some people will be celebrating without champagne or any other kind of alcoholic drink, part of the growing "sober-curious" trend.

One woman experiencing homelessness said she stayed outside for three days in -20 degree temperatures.

Masood Akbari worked as an interpreter for the U.S. government for about 15 years during the American occupation of Afghanistan. Akbari is hoping the Afghan Adjustment Act would create a pathway for Afghan refugees to have permanent legal status in the U.S.

With 7 weather alerts in effect for our area and Christmas in less than a week, plenty of people are preparing for the incoming chaos.

A week before Christmas, more than 150 Army Reserve soldiers prepared to leave their families behind and join Operation Spartan Shield in the Middle East.

Iowa City West High School students delivered feedback on educational technology.

Iowa has joined other states in banning the app TikTok on state-owned devices.

A 14-year-old from Colesburg is set to receive one of the 2022 Governor’s Lifesaving Awards for his quick action after an UTV accident in Delaware County earlier this year.

School board members said Monday night they need to take more time to hear from the community.

The Marengo Fire Department is taking stock after the explosion at a shingle recycling plant Thursday that injured at least 10 people.

Leaders of the Five Seasons Ski Team said someone stole $10-$12,000 dollars worth of sound equipment from the team’s trailers.

A Cedar Rapids man is using his passion for photography to tell the stories of a nonprofit that helps those experiencing homelessness.

A local Jewish leader is sending a message of resilience after anti-Semitic flyers appeared on the lawns of some Coralville homes.

Dubuque city leaders got a tour of the aging Five Flags Civic Center on Monday night to see for themselves the areas that could use a change.

Mission of Hope food pantry in northeast Cedar Rapids has “been made whole again” after a fire, according to the executive director.

Iowa will no longer be the first nominating contest in the race for U.S. President, at least on the Democratic side. TV9 spoke to a random sample of Iowans Saturday afternoon to learn what they thought of the change.

The new legislative session in Iowa hasn’t started yet, but the fight over school vouchers has already begun.

Iowa will remain the first state to hold a nominating contest in the race for U.S. President for the Republicans, but whether or not that remains true for Democrats could be decided this week.

A jewelry store in North Liberty is facing its busiest time of the year without full shelves because of a break-in.

The Family and Medical Leave Act offers job protection for donors who need to take off work to complete the process, but that protection doesn’t apply to all kinds of donations.

One local shop owner estimated that the months of November and December accounted for around 30% of their annual income.

A Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee store manager said the day before Thanksgiving is in the top five when it comes to the busiest days of the year for the store, especially since this holiday the store will be closed.

A local nonprofit is running an experiment in sustainable farming, one made possible thanks to a group of high schoolers.

The owner of Basix in Cedar Rapids and Studio 13 in Iowa City called the fatal mass shooting at an LGBT bar in Colorado Springs over the weekend “a violation.”

Fremont and Greene counties have now upped their quotas for this season for sampling for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The move comes after deer there tested positive for the disease last year.

Visitors to the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids will notice a change soon.

A Cedar Rapids woman says she is alive right now in part thanks to a massage therapist who found and warned her about a lump.