Iowa transportation officials want to study whether blue and white lights on snowplows will reduce crashes, but state law reserves …
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Iowa transportation officials want to study whether blue and white lights on snowplows will reduce crashes, but state law reserves …
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Hiawatha man who started a mobile home fire while cooking meth has pleaded guilty. According to …
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Meskwaki man accused of fatally stabbing his friend while high and drunk will plead guilty to …
CORALVILLE – Three people escaped safely from a second-story window after an apartment fire Tuesday night, officials say. Firefighters were …
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police are investigating a report of shots fired near the intersection of 16th Street SE and Bever …
BREMER COUNTY – Two men have been arrested in a multicounty, multiagency burglary investigation and more arrests are likely on …
CORALVILLE – A Coralville man is accused of breaking into his grandparents’ home and stealing their vehicle. According to Coralville …
COLUMBUS JUNCTION – An infant injured earlier this month has died at the hospital. A release from the Iowa Department …
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Linn County jury Monday found Brandon Schaul guilty of vehicular homicide in the death of Rachel …
IOWA CITY – You’ve heard about texting and driving. But public safety and transportation officials say texting and walking can …
Iowa hasn’t seen a measles case since 2011. But public health officials say it isn’t a stretch to think that …
FORT MADISON – State lawmakers touring the new Iowa State Penitentiary marveled at the open layout, security elements, and modern …
A 31-year-old Clinton man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for child pornography Thursday in Davenport. U.S. District …
CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden said it comes down to one issue for the jurors to …
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