The Daily Nonpareil

09/29/2025

“I want you guys to have some confidence,” politician Rahm Emanuel told Iowa Democrats on Saturday. “People bet on winners, and Iowa is where winners are made.”

09/29/2025

Some welcome the renewed focus and pledges of research money for autism. Others are outraged by what they consider the blaming, shaming and spreading claims not grounded in science.

09/29/2025

Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year. This comes after his historic Puerto Rico residency this month, which drew over half a million fans.

09/29/2025

Trump administration stalled, scrapped or withheld billions of dollars this year — with as much as $410 billion at risk, by some estimates.

09/29/2025

Here are the six athletes who shone the brightest in Week 5 of the high school football season in Southwest Iowa.

09/29/2025

The northbound lanes of South Expressway are closing between 34th and 32nd avenues. Traffic will detour onto South 11th Street from Veterans Memorial Highway and then east on 32nd Avenue.

09/29/2025

Read through the obituaries published today in The Daily Nonpareil.

09/29/2025

Today’s most-clicked post: The Cedar Rapids school district announced an end to its 30-year partnership with the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success at the direction of the Office for Civil Rights.

The Cedar Rapids school district announced an end to its 30-year partnership with the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success at the direction of the Office for Civil Rights.

09/29/2025

On Sept. 27, 1825, George Stephenson's steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 made a historic trip.

09/28/2025

Meatballs are pretty much an "everybody" food. This veggie-heavy version is something of a weeknight warrior, or perhaps the better word is lifesaver.

09/28/2025

Europe is keeping the Ryder Cup. It didn't happen without a few nervous moments. The Americans rallied from a seven-point deficit to have a flicker of hope.

09/28/2025

Sculptor Fred Ajanogha said he tried to capture her flexibility on stage, how she held the microphone and her signature hairstyle.