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Local News from KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids via Yahoo! News

Veteran Cherishes Donated Bike

Jul 25, 2008 4:48 am

NORTH LIBERTY -- Everyone at RAGBRAI has a story, and many are already thinking about next year's ride. If you look beyond the typical sights and sounds at RAGBRAI, you'll find people like Tim Dale an...

 

Culver Offers Optimism to Flood Victims

Jul 25, 2008 3:48 am

VINTON - Governor Chet Culver told Americorps volunteers in Vinton Thursday that Iowa sustained ten billion dollars in damage from last month's record flooding. He says their clean-up efforts combined...

 

Two Men Stabbed in Postville

Jul 24, 2008 11:03 pm

Postville - Postville police are looking for a man who they say stabbed two other men. It happened just before three A-M. This is the same town where immigration officers raided the Agriprocessors mea...

 

Cedar Rapids Hotel/Restaurant Vows to Reopen After Flooding

Jul 24, 2008 10:48 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS- A long time Cedar Rapids hotel and restaurant complex is showing faith in future city flood recovery with a plan to rebuild a heavily damaged facility.

 

Hurricane Dolly Footage from YouNewsTV Affiliate KIII-TV3 in Corpus Christi, TX

Jul 24, 2008 7:33 pm

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Culver Calls For More Volunteers

Jul 24, 2008 5:49 pm

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Mother of Alleged UI Victim Releases Letter

Jul 24, 2008 4:18 pm

IOWA CITY (AP) - The mother of an alleged sexual assault victim has released a letter she sent to University of Iowa officials, accusing them of ignoring the woman as she faced harassment after report...

 

Lanes of I-80 Bridge Closed After Cracks Found

Jul 24, 2008 4:03 pm

LECLAIRE (AP) - Officials have closed the outside lanes of an Interstate 80 bridge in eastern Iowa after finding cracks in its steel framing. The Iowa Department of Transportation says the lane closin...

 

Iowa Secures More than $9 Million in HUD Funding

Jul 24, 2008 3:48 pm

DES MOINES (AP) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released more than $9.5 million to seven Iowa communities. Republican Senator Charles Grassley says the funds will help resid...

 

Fire Damages Business in Marshalltown

Jul 24, 2008 3:34 pm

MARSHALLTOWN (AP) - Fire has damaged a five-story industrial building in Marshalltown. The fire at Handy Industries was reported about 7 p.m. on Wednesday. It took every available fire truck and firef...

 
 

Local News from Southwest Iowa News via Yahoo! News

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Jul 25, 2008 4:21 am

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CONNECT WITH US - Nonpareil Contact Information

Jul 24, 2008 10:51 pm

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Citizens discuss situations at CRHC, future of hospital during second forum

Jul 24, 2008 10:06 pm

Answers presented during a second public forum held at Wibholm Hall in Clarinda on Thursday, July 17, have sparked new questions about existing situations at Clarinda Regional Health Center and the fu...

 

X-Files briefing for beginners

Jul 24, 2008 9:06 pm

After six years and one lengthy lawsuit, fans of one of the greatest sci-fi television shows in history can finally rejoice as the show's long-awaited second movie, "X-Files: I Want To Believe,&q...

 

Westfair to feature new band

Jul 24, 2008 8:37 pm

Lady Antebellum may not be a household name, but it will be. Named the Top New Group at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards, the trio has opened for major country stars. Martina McBride told one ...

 

People magazine 'Star' to perform tonight in C.B.

Jul 24, 2008 8:37 pm

If you haven't heard of Jeremy McComb, just wait. The country singer was named on Country Weekly's "Who's Hot '08" list and in People Magazine's country special edition, he was named one of ...

 

Jackie Collins: Author talks to Nonpareil before her visit Friday

Jul 24, 2008 8:36 pm

Men have approached Jackie Collins listing their trysts and telling her they'd make great characters for a book. She tells them she prefers to use her imagination. The late director Louis Malle didn't...

 

Candidates have one week to file for school board elections

Jul 24, 2008 7:51 pm

Area residents have one week left to file as candidates for local school board elections to be held in September.

 

Recycling program in place for handicapped

Jul 24, 2008 5:37 pm

Now in its fourth week, the Council Bluffs curbside recycling program continues to pick up in popularity. Those who have physical difficulties can easily take part in this recycling program, according...

 

Council to look at $60M activity center

Jul 24, 2008 5:37 pm

A $60 million one-of-a-kind, year-round family activity center that would include a 12-story hotel/condominium could soon come to Council Bluffs.

 
 

News from the Sioux City Journal

7-year-old testifies she was 'grabbed,' assaulted

Jul 24, 2008 3:32 pm

SIOUX CITY -- A 7-year-old who was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted told a jury Wednesday that a man "grabbed" her from a Sioux City park, took her to an upstairs apartment and sexually ass...

 

Sioux City receives grants totaling $2.45 million

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a total of $2,458,693 to Sioux City through the Community Dev...

 

Storm cleanup progresses, but work remains

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

SIOUX CITY -- City workers, residents and tree service businesses are working hard to clear downed trees and branches from storms that blew 85 mph winds through the area early Monday morning.

 

Four apartment complexes agree to handicapped-accessible updates

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

SIOUX CITY -- Owners of four apartment complexes agreed to renovate their buildings to make them handicapped accessible following an investigation by the city's Human Rights Commission.

 

Harkin announces housing grants

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

Sioux City -- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Wednesday that $2.45 million has been awarded to the city of Sioux City for various housing-related and community development programs.

 

Hyperion committee spent $127,199 on referendum

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

ELK POINT, S.D. -- Hyperion Refining gave its ballot-question committee $172,600 toward the effort to win voter approval of zoning for the company's proposed oil refinery in Union County's June 3 refe...

 

Auctioned Union County land will stay agricultural

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

ELK POINT, S.D. -- Buyers of more than $3 million worth of Union County land -- including about a half mile of Missouri riverfront -- say the land will remain agricultural.

 

Archers from across nation compete in Yankton

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

Morning dew still bathed the field where archers lined up to practice Wednesday morning before they resumed participation in the National Field Archery Association Tournament being held at Yankton thr...

 

Exclusive: Hyperion expects permit debate this summer: Audio

Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am

SIOUX CITY -- Hyperion Refining project executive Preston Phillips said Wednesday the company expects its air quality permit application for the oil refinery it proposes to build in Union County will ...

 
 

News from Eastern Iowa from the Quad City Times

Traffic jams in Quad-City area likely this weekend

Jul 25, 2008 7:05 am

Several downtown Davenport streets will be closed today because of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 and the Wells Fargo Street Fest. Some of the closures will last through the weekend.

 

Brothers to carry on family tradition by running Bix 7 race together

Jul 25, 2008 7:05 am

Carrying on a tradition is something a lot of families do to stay close and connected.

 

Outage update: 17,173 powerless

Jul 25, 2008 5:42 am

12:30 A.M. UPDATE Some

 

News from The Des Moines Register

Police: One suspect stabbed two men in Postville

Jul 25, 2008 12:36 am

Authorities are looking for a suspect in the stabbing of two men in Postville in northeastern Iowa.

 

Congress panel hears debate on Postville raid

Jul 24, 2008 11:39 pm

Washington, D.C. - The judicial proceedings following the Postville immigration raid demonstrated “a grave distortion in the legal structure of government” in which immigrant workers...

 

D.M. gangster hunter remembered at ceremony

Jul 24, 2008 9:17 pm

Herman “Eddie” Hollis, whose role in one of America’s most criminally colorful periods is known to only a few.

 

Latham: Delay in federal disaster aid ’shameful’

Jul 24, 2008 8:29 pm

Washington, D.C. - It is "simply shameful" for Democratic congressional leaders to adjourn for a summer break without taking action on a second phase of Midwest flood relief, Rep. Tom Latham...

 

Storms push EMC Insurance to 2nd quarter loss

Jul 24, 2008 7:40 pm

Storms in the Midwest will cost Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Group Inc. more than $23.5 million, the company reported in its earnings Thursday.

 

Terra Industries reports jump in 2Q profits

Jul 24, 2008 6:56 pm

Fertilizer manufacturer Terra Industries Inc. is reporting a jump in second quarter profits.

 

Platte River flooding causes closure on U.S. 34

Jul 24, 2008 3:43 pm

ATLANTIC, Iowa - Water over the road from the flood-swollen Platte River has caused the closure of U.S. 34 in Adams County.

 

State Patrol investigates Black Hawk Co. motorcycle fatality

Jul 24, 2008 2:35 pm

A motorcycle rider died of injuries Wednesday afternoon in a Black Hawk County traffic accident.

 

Lee Enterprises news co. 2Q profit falls 87 pct

Jul 24, 2008 2:20 pm

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 87.4 percent mostly on one-time impairment charges.

 

Today’s Inbox: Don’t release CRP acres early

Jul 24, 2008 1:11 pm

Our land, soils, water and wildlife are at stake in Iowa. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering changing one of the most successful conservation programs in our nation’s history, ...

 
 
 

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