After experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths after the Thanksgiving holiday, Iowa goes into Christmas week with continued high widespread virus activity and no significant gains in vaccination.
Tornadoes are extremely rare in Iowa in December. Minnesota, which had never had a tornado in December, also had tornado warnings and a possible sighting.
Trial for a Cedar Rapids man charged in the fatal stabbing of a cabdriver in 2011 will now go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court denies review of an appeals decision. Trial is reset to May 20.
Seventh Avenue, which has been under construction since July, opened Friday. Other than work on the 11th Street plaza area, Phase 1 is complete. Phase 2 is scheduled to begin in the spring.
A seven-month security review of Iowa’s prison system shows overcrowding and challenges recruiting and retaining staff create potential security risks in Iowa’s nine prisons.
An Iowa City man was arrested Thursday for committing burglary at an Iowa City residence and then trying to break into other apartments nearby.
Robin Alejandro Castillo Fuentes of Coralville was sentenced to five years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old for over a year. The child and her mother gave statements during the sentencing.
A public celebration of life is scheduled at Decorah High School at 5 p.m. Thursday for two teens who were killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night.
A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept across the Midwest last week was the result of a serial derecho — the first on record in December, officials with the National Weather Service said Monday.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing Smokin’ Joe’s and intentionally running into a clerk as he sped away from the tobacco and liquor store in a vehicle.
Clear Lake among best spots in state when conditions make it safe
An Ankeny, Iowa, family is crediting Roxy with alerting them when the odorless gas carbon monoxide leaked into their home.
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