" CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter. The Iowa Department of Public...
created by RayBanBro66 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 153 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Mississippi River appears to have crested in Northern Missouri, but many communities are still threatened downstream. Water contamination is a serious concern, and many are getting shots for hepatitis and...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 348 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
UPDATE: 3:07PM ESTA levee has broken about an hour ago along the Mississippi River, and evacuations have been ordered for residents in that area." Another Mississippi River levee burst in the heavily flooded...
created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1583 views | 15 recommendations | 9 comments
By JIM SUHR – 2 days ago CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return — even if he had to sneak behind bushes."Once I'm in there, I'm not coming...
A Brooklyn restaurant cook stole frozen lobster tails and stuffed them down his pants. I know the northeast has been hit with a heat wave…but frozen lobsters…really? "Maybe he was trying to beat the...
created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 442 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread...
Iowa is experiencing its worst flooding in 15 years, and now there's word that some of the flooding has reached Ohio."he worst flooding in 15 years has paralyzed large sections of eastern Iowa, with heavy rains...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 231 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of...
created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 2909 views | 17 recommendations | 5 comments
Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, as the flood continues to rise in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Cedar River, which runs through the center of town, is expected to rise to 24.5', well above historic levels. Parts...
created by Lyz1 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 5878 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Christine Nelson and Alice McCabe are suing Macauley and Michell Mais, a Linn County Sheriff's deputy, for violating their right to free speech, assembly and equal protection during the rally."
Around sunrise as hearty Iowans were beginning their workday with the freezing and brisk morning commute in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa a dust explosion rocked the eight floor of the prominent Quaker Oats...
created by John Astad | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 688 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
"Dallas R. Esparza, 16, of Cedar Rapids, is accused of shaving off the eyebrows of Shawn Weaver while he was unconscious, police said.Alcohol may have been involved, police said."
created by makyo | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 356 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Christine Nelson showed up at the Cedar Rapids rally with a Kerry-Edwards button pinned on her T-shirt; Alice McCabe clutched a small, paper sign stating "No More War." What could be more American, they...
created by bjtindle | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 460 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments