At 2:15 pm, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird held a press conference to announce a lawsuit challenging a new tailpipe emission standard for heavy-duty vehicles. A 24-state coalition filed a petition ... Read More

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Beginning Tuesday, work on the bridge carrying Yorktown Road over Interstate 88 will require daily lane closures on I-88, according to public works officials. The bridge, located 4.5 miles west of the ... Read More

Residents in the Sioux City area say their local community college needs to be more transparent about a $3 million settlement with 13 Chilean students who accused the school of human trafficking. Read More

If you're planning to get between West Des Moines and Waukee on Monday night, you will need a detour to get through Interstate 80. Read More

A semi-truck hauling vehicles had some clearance issues Tuesday morning on Des Moines' east side. It happened around 8:50 a.m. on E. University Avenue, just east of I-235. The semi was traveling ... Read More

The fire damaged a portion of the roadway, and the Iowa Department of Transportation is evaluating the damage and expects to patch it. Both lanes of the highway remain closed ... Read More

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A Burlington man has died and a Fort Madison teen was injured following a two-car collision on Highway 61 in Wever Friday evening. Read More

During practice, nearby the floodwaters on the Little Sioux River in Spencer appeared calm on the surface but concealed a fast-moving current. That current left two middle school boys stranded in the ... Read More

According to the Newton Police Department, officers received a report of a burglary at a Newton business, in which two vehicles were stolen, shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. The department also received ... Read More

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REGIONAL-Brothers Bicycle Shop occupies one of Sioux Center's few remaining his­­toric storefronts just off Highway 75. Most days, owner Nathan Nykamp can be found inside, inspecting tires or ... Read More

Recent heavy rainfall has caused road closures at Ledges State Park, including Canyon Drive and Lower Ledges Road. Read More

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The Iowa State Patrol said that a 90-year-old Burlington man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lee County on Friday. Read More

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The Nebraska State Patrol said an Iowa woman has died following a crash on Interstate 80 Sunday afternoon. It happened around 3:15 p.m. near mile marker 282, west of the Gibbon interchange. NSP said a ... Read More

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A southeast Iowa man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening in Lee County.It happened just after 5:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 61 North, near 165th Street.According to the Iowa State Patrol, an ... Read More

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Kearney, Neb. - An Iowa woman has died following a crash on Interstate 80 near Kearney Sunday afternoon. Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the Nebraska State Patrol responded to a crash between a Kia sedan and ... Read More

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The crash happened about 1:50 p.m. Sunday on Highway 18 / 151 near milepost 53, about 10 miles east of Dodgeville, the Iowa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Read More

Cass County Communication dispatched Anita Rescue and Cass EMS to westbound Interstate 80 for a single-vehicle rollover accident. Two occupants are suffering from minor injuries. No other details are ... Read More

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If you're planning to get between West Des Moines and Waukee on Monday night, you will need a detour to get through Interstate 80. Read More

Linda Schreiber of Iowa City wrote to Curious Iowa - a Gazette series that answers readers' questions about our state, its people and culture - asking how to become a trained weather spotter. In an ... Read More