The Gazette Daily News Podcast

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 20, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy on Monday with a high near 48 degrees. Rain will become increasingly likely during the day, with a 60 percent chance around 10 p.m. The low will settle in around 37 degrees. A medical emergency may have caused a 21-year-old man...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, November 18th, and Sunday, November 19th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 57, cooling to a low around 33 Saturday night. Sunday will be cloudy with a high of 57, cooling to a low of 41 Sunday night. deteriorating b...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 17, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny on Friday in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 47 degrees. On Friday night it will be clear, with a low of around 27 degrees. Starting in December, tenants will move into a new affordable housing development in southeast C...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 16, 2023. It will be our last day above 60 degrees for a while Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be increasing clouds in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 67 degrees. It will also be breezy, with winds of 15 to 20 mph gusting as high as 35 mph. We should still ha...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 15, 2023. It will be sunny on Wednesday with a high near 67 degrees,according to the National Weather Service. On Wednesday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 45 degrees. Proposed rules meant to provide guidance to Iowan physicians lack specific penalties they could face for pe...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 14, 2023. It will be increasingly cloudy and warmer on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 67 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will come in around 43 degrees. Police released the identities of the two pedestrians hit by a car Sunday as they were...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 13, 2023. The week will start sunny and pleasant on Monday, with a high of 63 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The low will drop down to 35 degrees, with clear skies. The National Weather Service projects sunny skies and highs in the 60s for much of the rest of the week. Pharmacies across Iowa h...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, November 11th, and Sunday, November 12th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 51, cooling to a low around 39 Saturday night. Sunday will be sunny, with a high near 62, cooling to a low of 37 Sunday night. Constr...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 10, 2023. It will be sunny and a bit chilly on Friday . According to the National Weather Service the high will be near 47 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with sunny skies. Friday evening will be mostly clear, with a low near 29.  Iowa State University’s Catt Hall — honoring the women’s su...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 9, 2023. It will be sunny and breezy on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high of 56 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. Wind gusts could get as high as 35 mph, but should hover lower than that most of the time. The wind will calm Thursday evening, with a low of ar...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 8, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday with a high near 55 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. On Wednesday evening the sky will gradually become more clear, with a low of around 36 degrees. There were mixed results with local bond elections on Tuesday...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 7, 2023. Happy election day. Get out and vote if you can. We have an election section with information about how to vote, as well as stories on issues and Q&As with candidates, on the front page of thegazette.com.   According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny i...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 6, 2023. According to the National Weather Service Monday will likely be the  warmest day of the week. The prediction is for 68 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with mostly sunny skies. On Monday evening it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 41 degrees. According to reporting from...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, November 4th, and Sunday, November 5th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 55, cooling to a low of 35 Saturday night. Sunday will be partly sunny, with a high near 61, cooling to a low of 53 Sunday night. Iowa woman on...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 3, 2023. According to the National Weather Service Friday will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids are a, with a high near 52 degrees. On Friday evening there will be increasing clouds with a low of around 37 degrees. After state party heads Wednesday called for leaders of a University of Iowa-ba...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 2, 2023. According to the National Weather Service Thursday will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids are a, with a high near 52 degrees. On Thursday evening there will be increasing clouds with a low of around 37 degrees. Red Star Yeast Company in Cedar Rapids has agreed to pay a $37,705 fine and...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for November 1, 2023. It's not quite winter, yet! According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday's weather will mark our ascendancy back to warm temperatures with a high of 42 degrees and sunny skies. Winds will also be a bit calmer than they were on Tuesday. Iowans can now download an app that can be u...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 31, 2023. Bundle up for your trick-or-treating. According to the National Weather Service there will be scattered snow showers, mainly before noon. It will also be cold and windy, with a high near 38 degrees and winds of 20 to 25 mph gusting as high as 40 mph. It will be mostly cloudy during the m...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 30, 2023. It will be sunny Monday with a high near 39 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area , according to the National Weather Service. On Monday evening there will be increasing cloud cover, with a low of around 27 degrees. The wind will pick up Monday evening to 25 mph, portending a cold and possibl...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, October 28th, and Sunday, October 29th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 44. Saturday night there’ll be a chance of rain and snow with a low around 33. Chances of rain and snow will continue Sunday morning, o...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 27, 2023. There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday morning , but it should be a clear and sunny day according to the National Weather Service. However, the temperatures will continue their decline, with a high of 58 degrees earlier in the day falling to around 46 degrees b...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 26, 2023. Looks like it could be a rainy one Thursday. The National Weather Service is predicting a chance for rain all day in the Cedar Rapids area, with a 90 percent overall chance of precipitation. The high will settle in at around 69 degrees. U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican cons...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 25, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy Wednesday with a high near 70 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area . Rain is predicted again for Wednesday evening, with a 100 percent chance of precipitation. New rainfall could reach as much as half an inch. As the 2023 harvest co...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 24, 2023. It'll be the hottest day of the week Tuesday, but there will also be a chance for rain. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high of 80 degrees Tuesday in the Cedar Rapids area. There will be a chance for scattered thunderstorms mainly between 3 pm and 4 pm, and it w...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 23, 2023. Clouds and potentially thunderstorms will eventually give way to mostly sunny skies on Monday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 72 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. There will be some breeziness as well during the day, and the temperature will settle in...