For weeks before blasts tore through a Marengo recycler and injured at least five people and caused nearby evacuations Thursday, public safety officials have been trying to get the company to disclose what hazardous chemicals were on site.
One public health official said she’s never seen so many schools reporting so many absences this early in the year. She and others are urging the public to take steps to protect themselves and others: get vaccinated and stay home when you’re ill.
Among the state and federal policies it aims to push in 2023, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Iowa City Area Business Partnership hope to remove barriers to work by pushing solutions to immigration, child care, affordable housing, community placemaking and talent development.
The city of Cedar Falls has reversed its decision to charge the Iowa Capital Dispatch $700 for body-cam video of police officers clashing with an EMT on an emergency call.
After a drop in pressure on the pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, the company said it shut down its Keystone system Wednesday night.
Cedar Rapids is putting public funds toward a new SSMID incubator program that aims to spur underdeveloped business districts to invest in projects that drive their own growth.
Opioid deaths are on the rise in Iowa: In 2021, 258 Iowans died of opioid overdoses, a 21.2 percent increase from the previous year.
Large traveling exhibits and smaller pop-ups help take Black history, culture across Iowa and beyond
The wife and mother of a Waterloo man who was fatally shot by an officer last year for eluding and driving erratically is suing the City of Waterloo and officer for wrongful death and use of excessive force.
This wrestling World Cup — featuring opening ceremonies Friday and wrestling all day Saturday and Sunday — is the first in history to combine the men’s and women’s tournaments, running matches side-by-side.
A producer said the series no longer plans to film next year
The local Jewish community has seen an outpouring of support after antisemitic flyers were distributed in some neighborhoods in Coralville, according to Janice Weiner, the President of the Executive Committee for the Agudas Achim congregation.
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