Listen to a three-minute summary of Iowa’s top news stories of 2025 below, anchored by Radio Iowa’s Matt Kelley: After repeated rejections, Cedar Rapids won a state license for a casino in February and immediately broke ground. Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said calling the project a long shot is an understatement. “I have said from the […]
Federal numbers show meth tops opioids in Iowa overdose deaths
The CDC reports psychostimulants surpassed opioids as the leading cause of overdose deaths in Iowa in 2024 and have remained there.
