Cedar Rapids-Waterloo News (BETA)

For the past 23 years, Colleen Scherrer has worked at University Hospitals, and during that time she has dealt with the headaches of parking and traffic around the congested hospital campus -- not just her own frustrations, but patients’ as well.

Coralville Police said Friday that a North Liberty man who allegedly robbed a bank Thursday had an accomplice.

After nearly 100 years, Agudas Achim Congregation is expanding its cemetery in rural Johnson County.

Close to 5,000 University of Iowa students will be awarded degrees over the next week, but only a select few earned the right to trade in their caps and gowns for a white coat or a set of scrubs.

There’s a common African proverb that says, "It takes a village to raise a child." In the case of Megan Dotson, the town of Lone Tree has banded together to help her child.

WATERLOO --- Central Middle School seventh-graders Lucy Dahl and Sara Carbiener were slowly unraveling a mystery: how to raise their tent off the ground.

CEDAR FALLS --- Plans to change the look of the College Hill business district received unanimous approval this week from the City Council, and construction will fill the summer months.

CEDAR FALLS --- A man was airlifted to Iowa City following a Friday accident on University Avenue.

CEDAR FALLS --- Nathan Richter helped a young, growing Lutheran high school in Arkansas thrive in its first decade.

WATERLOO --- Several sportsmen are asking city leaders to reconsider the ban on fishing with bows and arrows.

IOWA CITY - One man sufferes injuries following an assault and robbery by several suspects early Saturday morning. Iowa City Police responded to the 2400 block of Whispering Meadow Dr. just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, in reference to a robbery that occurred earlier at Dolphin Lake Point Enclave.

CEDAR RAPIDS - One man suffers injuries after a late night fiight at a Cedar Rapids' gas station. The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Saturday at the Road Ranger Convenience Store on 1st Ave. NE.

BUCHANAN COUNTY - When you randomly pull twenty cars off the road at a time, you're bound to come across some interesting stories. "It's kinda crazy, I thought I was in trouble," said one driver.

JOHNSON COUNTY - People train for months, even years, to run a marathon. One Coralville man is running two in the same day. He has two counties supporting his run for a good cause.

DES MOINES (AP) - Interstate Power and Light says emissions from its coal-fired power plant in northeast Iowa will be cut after it installs $85 million worth of equipment.

BOSTON (AP) - A spokeswoman says Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy is resting comfortably after suffering a seizure at his home. Spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter says Kennedy is undergoing tests to determine the cause of the seizure.

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey couple, whose son was struck in the chest with a line drive, is planning to sue the maker of a metal baseball bat used in the game.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police say a man with a rifle has wounded two people at a festival outside a Southern California church. Authorities say the man opened fire a few minutes before 11 a.m. Saturday during a school festival at St. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic church in Granada Hills.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - With Iowa's smoking ban set to go into effect on July 1, some bar owners are staging a challenge to the ban, which exempts the state's casinos.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - Mason City police say they're looking for a link between a man who was charged with harassing a customer at a bar and a fire at the bar hours later.

A 52-year-old Tennessee man was killed and two others were hospitalized Friday after a two-vehicle accident just south of here at the intersection of Highway 61 and Merlin Lane.The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office reports a 56-year-old LaMotte man was driving a pickup south on Highway 61 about 4:31 p.m. when he suffered a medical seizure and lost control, crossing the median and entering ...

Iowa City Police are looking for five men who allegedly robbed a man around 5 a.m. Saturday in southeast Iowa City.According to police, a man was approached by five black men near building 12 of Dolphin Lake Point Enclave, 2401 Highway 6 East. One man carried a kitchen-type knife and another struck the victim in the face. The victim's wallet was taken during the assault. The victim was taken to ...

Three-quarters of the University of Iowa's spring graduates are receiving their diplomas today.By the time the last ceremony is held on June 6, the UI, the state’s largest university, will have conferred degrees on about 4,800 graduates.Want to watch? All but the Tippie College of Business ceremony will be broadcast live on UITV. All will be streamed live over the Internet at UITV’s Web site ...

A Tiffin man was arrested Friday for felony eluding after leading police officers on a high-speed chase through southern Iowa City.Troy A. Shepherd, 41, was charged with eluding, first-offense drunken driving and interference with official acts. He was taken to the Johnson County Jail at 7:55 p.m. Friday. He was released from jail on his own recognizance Saturday morning.Police officers ...

An Iowa City man was arrested Friday on drug charges, more than nine months after police conducted a raid at his home.Cody D. Halter, 25, faces up to 12 years in prison for two felony drug charges and#8212; a tax stamp violation and possession with intent to deliver and#8212; and one aggravated misdemeanor. He was taken to the Johnson County Jail, where he remains on a $15,000 cash or surety ...

Scraped knees, chicken pox, the flu, ear infections, bumps and bruises. Most parents expect these growing pains as they watch their children flourish in the first years of their young lives.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors met with the Washington County Public Health Board Thursday afternoon to discuss housing the Public Health Department in one of the unoccupied buildings at Orchard Hill, which is owned by the county.

When Robert Kiefer was studying engineering at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, his greatest challenge was working around a broken collarbone that kept him from driving to class from his home in Cedar Rapids.

A special Washington School Board meeting was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 to hire a new high school principal and a new business manager for the district.

With the Washington County Fair only two months away, the Washington County Fair Board discussed the work that needs to get done by the first day of the fair on July 13. Among the projects is installing a drainage tile, finding shelter for 4-H and FFA goats and completing a recognition wall to honor people who donated $500 or more toward the new fair association building.

VINTON–The Department of Human Services (DHS) helps 137 clients in Benton County with various needs, according to a report given last Thursday at the Benton County Board of Supervisors meeting last Thursday morning in Vinton.

DES MOINES - Outstanding communities and individuals dedicated to statewide tree planting and conservation efforts were honored April 5 by officials with the Iowa Urban and Community Forestry Council.

VAN HORNE–Administrative contracts were approved and a new football coach was hired at a special meeting of the Benton Community Board of Directors meeting last Wednesday night at the packed multi-purpose room of the Van Horne Elementary Center.

VAN HORNE–Both long-term and short-term building solutions for a Benton Community’s elementary were explored last Wednesday night at a work session and special meeting of the Benton Community Board of Directors in Van Horne.

Belle Plaine residents will see an increase in water, sewer and garbage pick-up rates in the city as of July 1 and could see a further increase in their monthly bill if a proposed storm water drainage utility ordinance is passed.

The Board of Supervisors approved the agreement to provide nurse practitioner services for the Washington County Jail at the May 13 meeting. The agreement between the County and the Washington County Hospital provides details for the services on an as needed basis.

Full Gospel Revival Center church will be going on a mission trip this summer. However, this mission trip is different. This mission trip is for the youth of the church.

Pay hikes of 4.28% were for Supt. Mark Schneider, the building principals, certified staff, support staff and home school staff for the 2008-09 school year were approved by the Mid-Prairie Board of education at its May 12 meeting.

Kalona city officials were shocked and surprised Tuesday, May 13, when the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) voted 3-0 to reject a joint petition by Kalona, Wellman, Rolfe, Terril and Everly to municipalize electric utilities of Iowa Power & Light Co (IPL) or Alliant.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is scheduled to return to

Lawyers for three detained Postville immigrants reached an agreement with federal authorities to keep the workers in Iowa until administrative bond hearings are held.

An 18-year-old Des Moines man faces felony criminal charges after he allegedly beat the mother of his child and then tried to take a police officer’s handgun during his arrest early Friday morning.

Two East High School sophomores allegedly skipped school Friday morning to have sex in a vacant home, according to a police report.

For thousands of Iowans, skyrocketing gas prices threaten to drain the fun out of spring and summer sporting events. Average fuel prices statewide have risen more than 25 percent in the past year - from $2.71 per gallon in April 2007 to $3.40 last month - according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.