Five years ago, destructive prolonged wind gusts of up to 140 mph blew through Iowa, felling trees, flattening crops, ripping down power lines and tearing away building walls and roofs. It was the most costly thunderstorm in U.S. history. Derechos aren’t uncommon. What made this one so destructive? And how are derecho forecasts improving?
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Of the more than $40 million in contracts awarded for the Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center so far, 96 percent have gone to Iowa companies.
Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the risk? And how can Iowans mitigate it?
USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins, in Iowa, said Saturday that the agency is shifting some of its workforce away from Washington, D.C.
See photos as community members competed in a unique variation of ten pin bowling.
A Cedar Rapids man, already convicted in the fatal stabbing of Chris Bagley in 2018, testified in court Friday that Bagley and Andrew Shaw were friends until Bagley started robbing, extorting him. Shaw is on trial for first-degree murder and other charges related to Bagley’s murder.
The fatal shooting of a Linn County man by law enforcement officers during a traffic stop near Cascade in Dubuque County last month was justified, according to a report issued Friday by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.
The controversial rezoning of a northside Iowa City property, which would allow for an 84-unit apartment complex, has been delayed once again after the city council unanimously voted to defer the third and final consideration to a meeting later this month.
The donation from QTS, which is building a data center in Cedar Rapids, will support derecho recovery efforts through tree plantings on private property.
Staff at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital participated in an emergency drill Friday that allowed them to practice their response protocols for a mass casualty event.
Several rounds of expected storms beginning Saturday evening through Monday morning are expected to drop widespread 3 to 5 inch rain totals, The National Weather Service predicts.
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