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On Sunday night, the community of Algona held a vigil remembering Officer Kevin Cram - who officials say died Wednesday night when a man wanted on an outstanding warrant shot him.

The Bever Park Neighborhood Association had its annual Block Party on Sunday.

The Decorah Police Department is investigating vandalism they say happened overnight in the Broadway/Winnebago Street area. On Sunday, the Decorah Lutheran Church posted on Facebook that their building was among those vandalized.

Firefighters from Fairfax and Cedar Rapids responded Sunday afternoon to a fire in the 7500 block of 16th Ave SW at approximately 12:07p.m.

For the second year in a row a local group of corgi owners held a unique competition at Hunters Run Park in Iowa City.

The church is celebrating 180 years, but its also honoring a much more recent milestone.

Cade McNamara threw for two touchdowns and freshman Kamari Moulton scored twice after halftime in his debut, helping No. 25 Iowa beat Western Michigan 41-10.

In this week’s edition of the Fareway cooking segment, dietitian Whitney Hemmer shows us a quicker way to get some of that pizza flavor.

A few years ago, the Linn and Benton County 4-H programs partnered to start the Broiler Chick project. The goal was to get more kids interested in learning about meat birds, and give back to the community.

She spent 36 hours traveling through Moldova and Turkey from Odessa, Ukraine to be at the event

The team and coaching staff split up as they helped volunteers apply roofing material, install windows, and prep the home both inside and out.

Walking along the river in Napoleon Park on the south side of Iowa City you’ll notice a few yellow leaves on the trees and some brown ones strewn on the ground.

Cedar Rapids Police have arrested a 53-year-old man after he tried to meet with two underage girls.

Richards was charged with Public Intoxication, and Person Ineligible to Carry Dangerous Weapons.

The Iowa City Police Department are asking the public for information regarding a missing 15-year-old.

Kirkwood opens new Veterinary Technology Center

Teams rode on exercise bikes for a couple of hours in an effort to raise nearly $100,000.

It's one of the final pieces of the district's ten year plan.

The former governor of Iowa and current Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Cedar Rapids on Thursday with a message about green. That green, which is $1 billion in funding, will go toward green projects across the U.S. That green involves planting and maintaining trees.

Firefighters in Cedar Falls worked quickly to protect a shed and homes in the 2400 block of Central Avenue. Flames had already consumed a camper at 2406 Central, and were quickly burning the grass around it.

This year, University of Iowa is seeing a big increase in foot traffic from one UI residence hall - Mayflower. That’s why CAMBUS is adjusting their operations just slightly to meet the demand.

Engraved markers will soon be on display at Paw Park in Cedar Falls in honor of a fallen reserve officer.

For decades, a community garden in Postville has allowed hundreds in the community to grow food for free. But a bid to buy the land has the garden’s status in limbo.

An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year.

The United Way of East Central Iowa (UWECI) is working with Benton County’s established Volunteer Program to bring in more support with a United Way Volunteer Center.

A Cedar Rapids man will spend more than six years in prison for threatening federal officials and shooting flare guns at a federal courthouse.

Some Hawkeye basketball players showed up at a food bank that is struggling to collect enough food to keep people fed.

The Electronic School Medication Administration Record, or eSMAR system, is designed to prevent medication errors in schools and track medication use. The team is led by College of Nursing Associate Professor Amany Farag.

They're taking steps to make it easier for immigrants to find housing after moving to the United States

Although crops like corn and soybeans are feeling a big strain from the dry weather, Iowa's pollinator plants have also struggled to thrive.