Fires early Sunday at two Cedar Rapids apartment complexes sent two people to hospitals, killed four pets and forced 37 people from their homes, fire officials said. One resident from each complex was taken to hospitals, said Cedar Rapids Fire …
Crews in Hamburg, Iowa, were busy June 14 building up a secondary barrier to protect the small Iowa town after the swollen Missouri River punched a massive hole in the main levee. The river ruptured two levees in northwest Missouri …
The city of Cedar Rapids has purchased over 1,000 properties that were damaged during the flooding of 2008. The city announced Monday that it had acquired 1,001 flood-damaged properties through the Voluntary Property Acquisition Program. After the 2008 floods, the …
Thunderstorms that moved through eastern Iowa are being blamed for a house fire and hail and wind damage to cars, homes and trees. In North Liberty, fire officials say a lightning strike likely started a house fire around 10:40 p.m. …
An Iowa construction company has been fined $14,000 for safety violations in a fatal January accident on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. The Gazette of Cedar Rapids is reporting that the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau of …
Allied Property and Casualty Insurance and six affiliated companies have agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to the state of Iowa for overcharging on more than 1,700 Iowa auto insurance policies. The Gazette said that coding errors caused the companies …
Six hundred residents in southwest Iowa were ordered on June 5 to evacuate their homes after the Missouri River breached a levee across the border in Missouri. The evacuation covers nearly half of the town of Hamburg, said Stefanie Bond, …
Iowa officials say the woman who died after a tree fell on her tent at Lake MacBride State Park was from Iowa City. In a news release Monday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources identified the woman as 31-year-old Jennifer …
Law enforcement officials in Iowa say a new law that makes it illegal to text and drive has been difficult to enforce. The Legislature enacted a law last year that bans texting while driving and forbids the state’s youngest motorists …
Dozens of homes and businesses in Waterloo have been added to the flood plain on the city’s west side. About 200 property owners on a stretch from LibertyPark to the Cedar River are being urged to by flood insurance now …