The National Weather Service says floods are the deadliest weather related killer in the United States. With several instances of flash flooding in eastern Iowa earlier today, experts are reminding drivers what to do to stay safe while traveling.
Captain Doug Doyle with the Cedar Rapids Police Department says they will increase their presence in and around bars in that area starting this weekend. They will also start enforcing a no-parking, tow-away zone from the corner of 2nd avenue to the corner of 3rd avenue from 9 p.m. on Saturday to 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Willie Ray will have to miss this trip for a family matter, but Trevor Nicholson and his team of volunteers are making sure Willie's mission keeps going.
Crews with MidAmerican Energy are working to restore power for customers across the state, but some may not have power restored until Saturday morning.
A Platteville man died after colliding with three horses that had escaped their pasture and were running along a highway in Grant County, Wisconsin early Thursday morning.
Johnson County Emergency Management says it is believed there was an EF-0 tornado at Black Hawk and Angle Road where a subdivision had light damage and some out buildings are considered a total loss.
The unofficial start of summer is one of the busiest travel das of the year, the Department of Transportation has safety advice for those driving over the long weekend.
Former Hills Elementary School teachers, staff, and alums had one last chance to walk through the building before it closed for good at the end of the school year.
On Thursday evening, people in Springville voiced concerns at a public meeting held by the Iowa DOT over a proposed interchange at Highway 151 and Linn County Road X-20.
The tipping point for this decision: a fight that broke out outside the business just last Saturday night. Cedar Rapids Police told us it was a large fight. Police arrested at least 6 people and one officer had a minor injury in the scuffle.
The program offers students the opportunity to work alongside NASA scientists and engineers as they engage in experiments and research for the ZQube satellite.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds praised FEMA’s response Thursday as she sought a disaster declaration for multiple counties, saying at least 202 homes were destroyed by a series of tornadoes that raked the state.
The Iowa Medical Society also wants the federal government to increase its loan repayment program for physicians. Right now it’s at $2.5 million, and IMS supports the Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program to be fully funded at $4 million.
On Wednesday, advocacy group ‘We Are CR’ led a protest at the 1st Avenue Hy-Vee following the news that the grocery chain would close several locations in the Eastern Iowa area.
Two weeks after Hy-Vee announced they were closing stores that were not financially feasible, they’re now responding about those closures, and how they say they will help people who live close by.
Greenfield, Iowa residents say four of their neighbors did not survive the devastating storms that passed through the area on Tuesday, the Des Moines Register reports.
