Articles Tagged: Public safety

The bill is among 50 legislative proposals submitted in advance of the upcoming session of the Iowa Legislature

The University of Iowa announced earlier this month it is increasing staffing and expanding boundaries for its Nite Ride service, a service that provides students and staff with free rides in the areas around the university between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

A Louisiana-based nonprofit group that has been searching for a missing Wall Lake truck driver said it "may have exhausted any potential search locations in the area“ after over 100,000 acres have been scoured.

Former U.S. Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona said she was in the Omaha area to deliver a speech Wednesday night about courage when she was attacked.

Threats to schools -- both hoaxes and real -- draws enormous amount of law enforcement resources to investigate and provide heightened security

Both incidents happened Wednesday — one northeast of Independence and one near Mitchell.

Limited rebates are available to help farmers pay for adding a roll bar to tractors manufactured before 1985 when the safety feature became required.

Various amateur radio clubs collaborate to hold and national event from Saturday to Sunday where participants attempt to make as many contacts as possible via Ham Radio. Field Day has been taking place since 1933, minus a few years where radio silence was required during WWII.

Cedar Rapids hub will serve as a model for an expanding network across the county.

With ‘Safe and Sound Iowa,’ individuals can anonymously report potential threats to school violence. The reports will be forwarded to local law enforcement.

Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.

Activists celebrate, others worry about federal overreach

A police video capturing a clash between the EMT and Cedar Falls officers is available to the public for a price, the city says -- $700.

Crews battled a fire at Greiner Plaza (the former Washington Public Library building) at the corner of Main and Second streets in Washington on Saturday afternoon.

About two dozen people gathered in front of the Linn County Courthouse at 6 p.m. Tuesday holding signs and calling for more information on the