Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Iowa’s settlers in the 1800s would completely remake the state, its land, its peoples, its flora and fauna. The native population would be displaced, the prairie would disappear and wildlife ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

State releases IT outsourcing contracts showing $420 million in vendor costs, projected $530 million in savings over decade. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

The city’s non-bargaining employees will get a 3% salary increase, despite some pushback from councilmembers. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

A Waterloo woman says she’s on “cloud nine” after winning a $2 million lottery prize that prompted her to move up her retirement plans by months. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

The Iowa Board of Regents approved the creation of a new nonprofit organization, the University of Northern Iowa Development Corporation, which will support strategic initiatives for the school. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

Waterloo West hosted Waterloo East Tuesday in the second game of a home-and-home series between crosstown rivals. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

Four different Wahawk pitchers kept the Trojans' bats cold, and West got big blows from Oliver Beckman and Thomas Gettman in the win as the Wahawks' evened their season record at 10-10. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

The Iowa Board of Regents approved design and $33.2 million budget for proposed University of Northern Iowa Commons renovations. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

Citing pressure from the Legislature, a divided Board of Regents on Tuesday approved two new policies inserting itself into aspects of campus operations it hasn’t before: what’s being taught in classrooms and who university presidents are hiring. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

In a lineup of John Deere tractors spanning 100 years, Jamie and Jackie Bell’s is one of the few with its original dirt and rust. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.