While they are used to dealing with the elements, they also acknowledge how different extreme temperatures in the winter are from extreme temperatures in the summer...especially for a mostly overnight shelter.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said a statewide agency specializing in urban search and rescue was mobilized to assist in Davenport after an apartment building partially collapsed.
Firefighters initially responded to a crash involving a backhoe in Iowa City Wednesday afternoon, but quickly had to work to put out a nearby house fire as well.
Dubuque is known for rehabilitating many of them. Dubuque’s Housing Director said the city is doing its best to protect the people who rent housing within some of its old buildings.
Not only will volunteers be able to help their fellow community members, but anyone involved is also able to take what they need once the produce harvests.
Today more than ten thousand musicians across the nation played 'taps' at three in the afternoon to remember and respect those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
An ultraviolet index of three or higher is the general cutoff, according to the CDC, that skin protection is necessary. That means staying in the shade, wearing a wide brim hat, and using a broad spectrum SPF.