No one was injured when an explosion at a bioethanol plant sent a fireball into the sky this weekend.
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No one was injured when an explosion at a bioethanol plant sent a fireball into the sky this weekend.
A residence on M Avenue NW had “major” damage after an early morning fire on Sunday.
A look back at the top news stories from the week of Nov. 20
Philanthropist shares $335,000 with The History Center for award-winning project
A Marion city employee decided to get to know his city this year one street at a time.
Using your waste streams, New Village Initiative transforms plastic into a product mixed into asphalt and concrete around the country
One reason for limiting PFAS tests of private wells is the cost. While tests for nitrate or arsenic — other common well tests — cost $60, PFAS testing costs at least $370. If the first PFAS test samples come back positive, the State Hygienic Lab tests the second sample, raising the cost per well to $740.
Just one year into the public portion of University of Northern Iowa's $250 million comprehensive fundraising campaign, the Cedar Falls campus already is most of the way to its goal — putting it more than two years ahead of schedule.
One project bows out but here’s the latest from the other two pipeline proposals.
The biggest “enemy” of a cold case is time. It it affects memories, evidence and paper reports. But time also can bring breakthroughs by way of new technology that wasn’t available when someone was killed and murders went unsolved. In a continuing series, The Gazette will revisit some of those unsolved cases in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Investigators will share their insights and new information gathered over the years, and victims’ families will share memories of their loved ones.
The average of nearly $11 million a day in wagers represented a decline for both in-person casino and online sports betting.
The private university in Des Moines is grappling with a budget deficit in the millions.
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