SAC CITY, Iowa – A November trial is scheduled for a volunteer firefighter accused of setting fire to a corncrib …
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SAC CITY, Iowa – A November trial is scheduled for a volunteer firefighter accused of setting fire to a corncrib …
DES MOINES – Des Moines’ main library downtown has been evacuated and closed after a man walked into its atrium …
DECORAH, Iowa – A man has been accused of using an ax to kill two dogs belonging to a relative …
Tire tread from a dump truck’s wheel broke through a woman’s windshield and struck her while she was driving through …
A 27-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday night during a shooting at a Hiawatha apartment complex. Hiawatha Police Chief Dennis …
CEDAR RAPIDS – The chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has recused himself from hearing a lawsuit challenging a …
IOWA CITY – A kitchen fire did about $20,000 in damage to an Iowa City home Saturday evening. According to …
EARLVILLE, Iowa – A trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a man accused of using a corn rake to …
IOWA CITY – An Iowa City woman is accused of hitting an 11-year-old boy with her car and failing to …
IOWA CITY – Twins were double trouble after fleeing drunk from an assault and crashing their vehicle, police said. About …
IOWA CITY – An Iowa City man is accused of robbing a convenience store while armed with a knife. Alexander …
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man robbed three individuals at gunpoint Friday, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department. …
In the seven days between September 4 and September 11, Burlington saw five shootings, two of them resulting in the …
An Iowa City woman was killed Friday afternoon in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 80 in Coralville. At about 3 …
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