Cedar Rapids-Waterloo News (BETA)

A two-vehicle collision in Iowa City has one lane of Highway 6 partially blocked this afternoon.

A fire did an estimated $75,000 in damage to an Iowa City home Wednesday.

A group of young would-be entrepreneurs learned today that going into business can totally rock.

A developer wants to build 18 single-family townhouses on the west side of Iowa City, but planning department officials say stormwater issues need to be resolved first.

Prep Sports Online, a company that covered high school sports and published schools’ Web sites for free, was slated to move operations to Iowa City, bringing 79 high-paying jobs with it. Now, the company is nowhere to be found.

CEDAR FALLS --- The storm cleanup efforts on the University of Northern Iowa campus are picking up steam as both school and contracted workers pitch in to remove the debris.

WATERLOO --- Eleven years ago, Noah Beisner was born with cerebral palsy.

WATERLOO --- Family trips and gab sessions fill the summer months for Waterloo teenager Dakotah Griswold and her two sisters, but on Tuesday night the girls waited in line to catch the train back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

WATERLOO --- One of the three people wounded in a Monday night shooting was shot less than two months earlier a block away,

PARKERSBURG --- Aplington-Parkersburg Little Leaguers wanted to return a favor to a central Iowa community that helped them rebuild last year.

DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver Wednesday joined Microsoft Director of Government Affairs Tony Wilson and Iowa Workforce Development Director Elisabeth Buck at the Iowa State Capitol to launch a public-private partnership – “Microsoft Elevate America.”

WATERLOO - A man faces charges after allegedly shooting at a Waterloo police officer. The charges stem from an exchange of gunshots with police Saturday night in a wooded area near Olive Garden. Waterloo Police say Darnell Demery, 21, fired at a police officer during a chase.

DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will consider proposals from five largely rural counties that say casinos could give their struggling economies a boost.

CEDAR RAPIDS - A Cedar Rapids man faces charges after allegedly secretly videotaping a woman who had undressed for a massage. Michael J. Wilson, 42, of 6017 First Ave. SW, is charged with invasion of privacy and nudity, according to a criminal complaint filed in Linn County.

DES MOINES (AP) - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have come up with an idea for sculptor Sarah Pratt and the Iowa State Fair - instead of using butter for a Michael Jackson sculpture, how about a nondairy spread.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah wildlife officials say people have killed five black bears in the last two weeks, mostly bruins that wandered into campgrounds or were found eating livestock.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities are considering making the potent anesthetic propofol - 1 of the drugs found in Michael Jackson's home - a controlled substance, which would put new limits on its distribution.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - A verdict has been reached in the penalty phase of the trial for Jesse James Hollywood, who faces a possible death sentence for the kidnap-killing of a 15-year-old boy.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It turns out Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and Sen. Al Franken were both Perry Mason fans as kids.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Two prosecution witnesses who were at a New York house party when a transgendered woman was murdered testified the man accused of the killing had directed an anti-gay slur at the victim.

A Cedar Rapids man faces charges after allegedly secretly videotaping a woman who had undressed for a massage.Michael J. Wilson, 42, of 6017 First Ave. SW, is charged with invasion of privacy and nudity, according to a criminal complaint filed in Linn County. Police arrested Wilson at the 24-year-old womanand#146;s residence on Mound Avenue SE on the afternoon July 3, police said.Cedar Rapids ...

Crews are still on the scene of a structure fire that broke out this morning at 3205 E. Court St. in Iowa City.Around 11 a.m., neighbors called police to say flames and smoke were showing from the house. It took around 30 minutes for three dozen crews to put out the fire, which damaged the kitchen, attic, and roof. Many parts of the home received extensive smoke, heat, fire, and water ...

Crews are still on the scene of a structure fire that broke out this morning at 3205 E. Court St., Iowa City.Around 11 a.m., neighbors called police to say flames and smoke were showing from the house. It took around 30 minutes for three dozen crews to put out the fire that damaged the kitchen, attic, and roof.Authorities said the home is not a total loss and damage is estimated around ...

MARENGO and#151; A trial date has been set for a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in June.Tonch Weldon, 37, will stand trial Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. His pretrial conference is scheduled for July 23. Weldon is accused of shooting and killing Amy Gephart, 35, with a 20-gauge shotgun before turning the gun on himself in his home three miles north of Marengo on June 7. Gephart was living with ...

Velvet L. Willadsen, 30, of 870 31st St., Marion, made an initial court appearance Tuesday on charges she stole more than $10,000 from her former employer, according to court records.Willadsen is charged with first-degree theft for taking more than $10,000 while working for I-Wireless, the complaint filed against her said. The theft happened between October 2008 and June 30,Willadsen was ...

After months of hard work getting ready for the 2009 running of the Washington County Fair, Iowa State University Extension 4-H youth coordinator Kati Peiffer said the fair would be ready to open as scheduled this Sunday.

Upset at the sudden termination of Marg Strabala, independent living (IL) nurse for Pleasantview Home, residents circulated separate petitions last week protesting the termination June 12 and seeking removal of Pleasantview Administrator Ray Poe.

BRIGHTON — Should the town focus its efforts on developing a bus program, or would the citizentry prefer free basic maintenance for those in need? Would an angel food program be welcomed more than a community food pantry?

A matter that generated concerns at a previous meeting will be on the agenda for the Wednesday meeting of the Washington City Council as a tabled item.

On Saturday morning, volunteers Jim Gorham, seated, and George Fulton plant a Japanese Ivory Silk Tree on Iowa Avenue on Washington’s square. The tree was one of six trees planted as part of the Downtown Tree Beautification Committee’s project to aid the Downtown Enhancement Project.

FAYETTE –Construction will begin this month on a new funeral home on Main St. in Fayette. Sumner couple Steve and Pam Rogers intend to open S.K. Rogers Funeral Chapel later this fall.

During Elgin Homecoming, the 2023 committee met with Al Bohling, a landscape architect assigned to the community through a grant from Trees Forever. Four landscape architect interns from Iowa State University also provided input during the weekend.

HAWKEYE – Al Burkhart is going green - and saving some in the process.

ELGIN – The “whirlygig” contraption seen on Frieden Welding’s float in every Elgin Homecoming parade may not fly, but it makes for an interesting float.

From 3 to 3:30 a.m., Friday morning, a severe thunderstorm moved through Fayette County leaving a large path of destruction in its wake.

Over 185 antique tractors are expected to be making two stops in Kalona as part of the River Junction Tractor Ride on Saturday morning, July 11, according to Gerald Morgan, Lone Tree, show and ride organizer.

A number of residents of the Independent Living cottages at Pleasantview Home are upset - though few are willing to publicly voice their views to the Kalona News. The newspaper also did not receive responses from Pleasantview Home Board members in time for publication.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors at the Tuesday, July 7, meeting set Tuesday, July 21, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing and first reading for the re-codified County Code of Ordinances.

Kalona city employees Mike Bowlin and Todd Fitzenry have new job titles and job descriptions with the Kalona City Council approving their revised job descriptions at the July 6 meeting.

Randy Boehmer sets off from his roadside campsite between Riverside and Kalona. He is traveling the country to spread his message. For Randy Boehmer, it is especially true that it is the journey that is most important, not the destination.

On July 13, 2009 at approximately 9:30 p.m. a Benton County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a motorcycle on the city of Atkins. The motorcycle fled and a short chase ensued. The driver eventually stopped the motorcycle where he fled on foot.

Tanya Christie knows how to take a bad situation and turn it into an opportunity. Two months ago, she was unemployed, living on a severance package from her employer for the last eight and a half years, Williamsburg Manufacturing.

The Williamsburg Public Library is less than $200,000 shy of funding construction of a new library, after receiving a $600,000 Vision Iowa Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant.

Three bridges on Highway 151 south of Amana will be replaced in the next two years with state funding. Governor Chet Culver announced Tuesday, July 14, that $50 million in I-JOBS Bridge Safety Fund projects have been approved by the Iowa Transportation Commission.

The attorney for Tonch Lynn Weldon, 37, Blairstown, filed a not guilty plea in Iowa County District Court Thursday, July 9, to the charge of murder in the first degree.