The Gazette Daily News Podcast

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, October 21st, and Sunday, October 22nd, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 65, cooling to a low of around 39 Saturday night. Sunday will be sunny, with a high near 61, cooling to a low around 48 Sunday night with a ch...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 20, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny on Friday in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 67 degrees. On Friday evening it will be mostly clear, with a low around 50 degrees.  The Cedar Rapids school board is upholding its decision to have Harrison Elemen...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 19, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area on Thursday with a high near 63 degrees. On Thursday evening it will gradually become clear, with a low of around 46 degrees. Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks switched her vote Wednesday fo...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 18, 2023. There will be a 20 percent chance of rain for much of the day on Wednesday. Otherwise it will be partly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 67 degrees. On Wednesday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 50 degrees. A Cedar Rapids man, who just completed his fed...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 17, 2023. According to the National Weather Service there will be patchy frost before 8 a.m. in the Cedar Rapids area. Otherwise it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 63 degrees. On Tuesday evening there will be increasing clouds, with a low of around 67 degrees. The University of Iowa’s final...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 16, 2023. No rain on the menu for the start of the week. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny with a high near 56 degrees. On Monday evening it will be partly cloudy, with a low of around 37 degrees. There was also thankfully no rain in Iowa City Sunday as 55,646 fans...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, October 14th, and Sunday, October 15th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, the rain could continue through early Saturday morning, otherwise it’ll be mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Sunday, will...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 13, 2023.  Looks like it will be a rainy morning Friday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon on Friday, then a little break for rain in the middle of the day, before a chance for more rain Friday evening. The temperatu...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 12, 2023.  More rain is likely for Thursday. And, according to the National Weather Service, showers will become progressively more likely as the day goes on in the Cedar Rapids area, topping out at about 80 percent probability. It will be a little bit warmer, with a high of around 61 degrees...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 11, 2023. ☔ Rain appears likely for much of Wednesday . Although the National Weather Service has a chance of showers in the morning, the chance for rain in the Cedar Rapids area appears to take a big leap higher after 1 p.m. and then becomes even more likely in the evening. Rain looks like it wi...

This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Tuesday, October 10, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday morning will see areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, it’ll be sunny, with a high near 63. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 39 Gov. Kim Reynolds orders flags at half-staff to honor deaths in Israel Gov. Kim Reyn...

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Mon., Oct. 9 — Indigenous Peoples Day. According to the National Weather Service, Cedar Rapids, Independence, Manchester, Vinton and Anamosa are included in a frost advisory issued for Monday morning. The advisory is in effect from 1 to 9 a.m. Then, temperatures in the area are expected to warm to about 59...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, October 7th, and Sunday, October 8th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Sunday, will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 6, 2023. A chance for rain in the morning, and quite a bit cooler. According to the National Weather Service there will be a 30 percent chance for rain in the Cedar Rapids area Friday morning. The high temperature will crest at 56 degrees with a stiff breeze all day. A teenager has been charged in...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 5, 2023. According to the National Weather Service there will be a slight chance of showers between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday. There will be increasing clouds during the day in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 76 degrees. There was supposed to be an auction for Mercy Iowa City in Chicago o...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 4, 2023. It will be cooler Wednesday with a chance for rain in the morning.  According to the National Weather Service there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Cedar Rapids area, mainly before 11 a.m. Other than that, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 3, 2023. It will be hot again Tuesday, with a hint of the temperature drop to come. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 91 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with increasing cloudiness during the day. It will also be breezy, with wind gusts as high as 30 mph. T...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for October 2, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area Monday with a high of 91 degrees. The low will come in at around 63 degrees. All schools, day care and athletic activities are canceled Monday for staff and students in the Cedar Rapids Community School Di...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, September 30th, and Sunday, October 1st, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be Sunny, with a high near 90. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 66. Sunday, will be sunny, with a high near 89, cooling to a low around 61 Sunday...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for September 29, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area on Friday with a high near 82 degrees. According to reporting from the Associated Press a government shutdown seems more likely than not as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected Senate legislatio...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for September 28, 2023. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area on Thursday. The high will be around 76 degrees. There may be some areas of fog before 9 a.m. With only a few days left for Congress to avert a government shutdown, Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassle...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for September 27, 2023. The chance for rain will continue into the early portion of Wednesday but besides that it should be sunny and pleasant. According to the National Weather Service there will be scattered showers in the Cedar Rapids area, mainly between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.  Otherwise it will be partl...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for September 26, 2023. Rain is likely on Tuesday . According to the National Weather Service projections there will be a chance of rain all day, but the highest probability in the Cedar Rapids area will come between noon and 7 p.m.  When not raining it should be mostly cloudy, with a high near 71 degree...

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for September 25, 2023. According to the National Weather Service there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. on Monday in the Cedar Rapids area. There may also be some patchy fog before 9 a.m. But besides that, it should be another mostly sunny day, with a high near 80 degrees...

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I’m here with your update for Saturday, September 23rd, and Sunday, September 24th, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 82 with a 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Saturday night will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers like...