The derecho that hit Iowa on Aug. 10 was Iowa’s worst natural disaster, so far, after all 2020 has been …
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The derecho that hit Iowa on Aug. 10 was Iowa’s worst natural disaster, so far, after all 2020 has been …
By the end of this week, if everything goes according to plan, Iowa’s 2020 presidential ballot will be set. The …
The biggest Iowa news story of the summer – the Aug. 10 derecho storm that destroyed swaths of Linn County …
When President Donald Trump stopped by this past week to tout his swift derecho aid he neglected to mention his …
Pamela Elliot was in her second-floor apartment when the sirens went off. She was working from home because of the …
More than a week after a derecho wind storm caused historic damage to Eastern Iowa, President Donald Trump finally came …
President Donald Trump jetted into Cedar Rapids this week for an airport briefing on recovery efforts after last week’s big …
‘Where the f*** is everyone?” yelled Calvin Ross, 42, a construction worker who lives in Westdale Court apartments. ‘Where is …
So President Donald Trump came to Cedar Rapids Tuesday to be briefed on efforts to recover from last week’s destructive …
For a few days this past week, it seemed like flattened corn was getting significantly more attention than Iowa’s flattened …
This past week, I had my first COVID-19 test and my first experience as a patient of the Test Iowa …
On Monday, Iowa was hit with what amounts to a Category 2 hurricane, which leveled homes, businesses and left hundreds …
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