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JBS and Tyson plants in Iowa are facing racial discrimination complaints.

Bikers rode through parts of eastern Iowa making stops along the way, taking selfies to post online. It's part of a continuing effort to spread awareness for Elizabeth and Lyric, along with other Iowa families that still don’t have answers into their loved ones’ disappearance.

The Clinton County Sheriff's office announced it will begin using body cameras.

An unopened copy of a vintage Super Mario Bros. video game has been sold for $114,000 in an auction that underscored the enduring popularity of entertainment created decades ago.

An early morning police chase resulted in the vehicle crashing on the southeast side, injuring two people, according to law enforcement officials.

The number of women having abortions in Iowa climbed last year, a turnaround that critics blame on the state’s controversial decision to withdraw from a federally funded family planning program.

A person experienced a medical emergency during a stop by police on Friday night, requiring a brief hospitalization.

Public health officials reported over 700 cases of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus since Friday morning, the second day in a row of exceeding that mark.

A small line of severe thunderstorms cut across eastern Iowa on Saturday morning, dropping large hail and causing some wind damage.

A former Hawkeye football player has a new role within the athletics department. Broderick Binns is now the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for University of Iowa athletics after serving on the football staff for the past six years.

A march organizers say is intending to show support for police, firefighters and veterans in Cedar Rapids is being postponed.

COVID-19 forced high school seniors to cancel or celebrate some big milestones in unique ways.One of those traditions was prom and Friday night was a do-over of sorts in Cedar Rapids.

A construction worker found Mike Jensen alive in a ditch in Waterloo Friday morning. He was less than a mile away from his care facility.

Mike Jensen found alive in Waterloo after days of searching

Cedar Rapids police have arrested a man accused of several burglaries in June.

After being closed to the public for four months, families will be able to explore once again at the Iowa Children’s Museum.

As the Dubuque economy reopens, health officials continue to see a spike in positive COVID-19 cases in young adults.

The University of Iowa announced budget cuts for the fiscal year 2021 after the state legislature approved cutting funding for public universities back in June.

The board said it plans to establish an office of minority health at Linn County Public Health.

Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart said he, City Manager Jeff Pomeranz, City Council Member Dale Todd and Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne German will no longer meet with The Advocates for Social Justice, according to emails reviewed by I9.

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) on Friday hosted a virtual roundtable to detail and announce her support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s economic recovery plan.

A British defense contractor plans to open a $139 million facility in Cedar Rapids, creating 650 new jobs.

Law officers in Dubuque County arrested someone on hate crime charges after a crash killed a White man last week.

Officials with the Meskwaki Nation said that they voted to raise the reward for information that would lead to the return of a missing woman.

The University of Iowa is spending $1 million to remove spray-painted messages Black Lives Matter protesters left on-campus buildings earlier this summer. But not before documenting and preserving the images for future generations.

The man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts will now wait until 2021 to face trial due to concerns and issues arising from COVID-19.

The Zio Johno’s located on C Street in Cedar Rapids announced on Friday that they will be closing permanently.

A spokesman says the Iowa Department of Public Safety will hand over internal misconduct records to a federal grand jury investigating a trooper after unsuccessfully fighting a subpoena in court.

The celebration of all things Hawkeye known as FRYFest is the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic.

Police say several people — including two children — were seriously injured when a stolen car being chased by western Iowa police slammed into another vehicle in Omaha, Nebraska.