A 26-year-old woman is accused of starting a fire in the Des Moines apartment from which she was being evicted. According to The Des Moines Register, Cassie Majerus was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of arson. Majerus had been served earlier …
A federal judge ordered a Texas-based company accused of abusing and underpaying several mentally disabled men at a turkey plant in Iowa to pay $1.76 million to the former workers, the U.S. Labor Department said. The partial summary judgment was …
Part of a bridge that was being torn down in Fort Dodge has collapsed, injuring two workers. Fort Dodge Fire Chief David Luers says the workers were beginning to remove part of the deck on the U.S. Highway 169 bridge …
A federal team has been assigned to investigate a train accident in southwest Iowa that left two crew members dead, officials said Monday. A news release from the National Transportation Safety Board said Michael Flannigan, the lead NTSB investigator, will …
Two people escaped a fire at their Cedar Rapids home unharmed after fire officials say a blow dryer ignited paint cleaner. The Gazette is reporting that one of the residents was painting the kitchen and was using a blow dryer …
State and federal officials plan to begin assessing damage this week from tornadoes in six Iowa counties. The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the assessments Monday and Tuesday. …
A Des Moines, Iowa, couple says their former landlord is to blame for the death of their granddaughter and their own disabling injuries in a 2009 fire, according to their wrongful-death lawsuit. Sieh and Annie Toffoi said in the lawsuit …
The Mississippi River city long pilloried for refusing to build a flood wall is finally getting one to safeguard its water supply, but delays mean the structure will not be in place for possible flooding this spring. Davenport, Iowa is …
A University of Iowa investigative committee said March 23 the school should scrap an intense workout that left 13 football players hospitalized, conceding that whatever triggered their injuries remains a mystery. The five-member panel’s report clears the players, trainers and …