From the moment the Navy approved a plan to turn the USS Iowa into an interactive museum , veterans from around the nation who served on the battleship have been flocking to California to help with the massive restoration project. “Iowans are interested in seeing the ship saved, and they should be,” said John Wolfinbarger, 87, who [...]

  An Eastern Iowa mother says her son may not have survived a “horrific accident” had it not been for the University of Iowa’s AirCare program. Roberta Abernathy’s son, Trevor, was injured in a construction accident in Tama County in January. “If he had to go by ground, he probably would not have survived,” Roberta [...]

A crash in a construction zone has slowed westbound traffic on Interstate 80 through Iowa City. Police and rescue crews responded to the crash at mile-marker 245, near the Prairie Du Chien overpass, shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday. The crash happened in the same area as several others in recent weeks. Traffic has been reduced [...]

UPDATE: Iowa City police say a person of interest in the deaths of two people in Manchester made a stop at the Iowa City police station early Sunday. According to police Sgt. Denise Brotherson, Isaiah Sweet, 17, was charged for driving with a suspended license around 3 a.m. Sunday.  Brotherton said Sweet triggered an alarm at [...]

RIVERSIDE — The Riverside City Council voted 3-2 this week to install panic buttons at City Hall offices and council chambers after an official said she received a threatening phone call. “He started yelling and telling me that I better watch my back,” City Clerk Missy Carter said. “(He said) he’s my boss and he’ll [...]

UPDATE: During a storm survey Friday morning, the National Weather Service confirmed that storm damage in Henry and Washington counties was caused by a tornado. A full survey report will be released from the National Weather Service. The report will include information about the number of tornadoes, the width and estimated wind speed of the [...]

  IOWA CITY — A recently completed fire station in Iowa City has drastically cut down on response times to the northeast side of town. Fire station No. 4 opened in October along North Dubuque Road near Dodge Street. “We have a goal of getting our first unit on the scene in six minutes or [...]

Cases of pertussis, more commonly known as “whooping cough,” are on the rise in Eastern Iowa, according to the Johnson County Public Health Department. Officials in Johnson County have reported nine cases of the bacterial disease so far this year. “In Iowa, there has been an 83 percent increase this year over the five-year trend [...]

UPDATE: The Iowa State Patrol has identified a woman killed in a crash on Interstate 80 on Sunday evening, and said weather might have played role in the deadly collision. Hyoung Lae Chung, 49, of Mason City, was exiting southbound Interstate 380 onto eastbound Interstate 80 about 6:30 p.m. and lost control at the end [...]

Late Tuesday morning crews placed the USS Iowa’s original mast back onto the WWII era vessel. “It’s a major milestone on our path,” said Robert Kent, president of the Pacific Battleship Center, the organization working to restore the Iowa. The mast had been removed in 2001 when the Navy moved the Iowa to a reserve fleet in Suisun Bay, [...]

UPDATE: Two people were shot at an apartment complex near the Kirkwood Community College campus Friday afternoon, and a third shooting victim arrived at a Cedar Rapids hospital a short time later, police confirm. Information about the seriousness of the injuries was not immediately known. Several areas, including Kirkwood and Prairie High School, went into [...]

  Less than 2,000 tickets remain for the weekend U.S. Olympic wrestling trials in Iowa City. Nearly 12,000 tickets have been sold for each of the two-day events. “Nobody draws like Iowa, there’s no school in this country or community that brings the amount of wrestling fans that Iowa does,” said Josh Schamberger, president of [...]

UPDATE: The City Council Tuesday night decided not to rename Broadway Street. Southgate Development Services, which owns a significant amount of property along the street, had asked the council to change Broadway Street’s name in an attempt to improve the negative reputation of the southeast Iowa City neighborhood the street runs through. City Council member Susan [...]

  A semi-trailer truck hauling dirt was struck by a train around noon Monday. The crash happened along Highway 6 in Coralville, near Interstate 80. Crews are currently on scene cleaning up the mess.  The semi appears to have split in two, with the cab on the south side of the tracks and the trailer on [...]

IOWA CITY — The death of a Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School teacher last May has led to a change in Johnson County’s outdoor warning siren policy. The county now activates the system during a storm capable of producing 70-mph winds or if there is a threat for golf-ball-sized hail. “That was kind of the [...]

An early morning fire has destroyed an Iowa City mobile home. The fire started around 5 a.m. at the Forrest View Trailer Court lot #62, 1205 Laura Dr., fire officials said. Iowa City Battalion Chief Brian Platz didn’t immediately know how many people were inside the home when the fire started, but said everyone was able to [...]

UPDATE: At least 17 people – including three area medical professionals – have been arrested as part of a two-day prostitution sting in Coralville. Melody McCullom, 21, of Waterloo, faces felony charges of pimping, pandering involving a minor, human trafficking, obstruction and prostitution after she admitted to operating an online business that nets thousands of [...]

Fire crews are on the scene of a fire at 513 Mineral Point Ln., in the Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park in Iowa City. The fire was reported just after 9 a.m. Thursday. Everyone made it out of the home safely. Firefighters also rescued the family’s dog. Fire heavily damaged the home, according to reports [...]

  IOWA CITY — An Eastern Iowa father delivered the fifth member of his family along a gravel road late Tuesday morning. Jeremiah Hoylman, a volunteer firefighter in Keokuk County, said his wife, Ashley, gave birth less than an hour after her water broke, forcing him to make the delivery. “He took his shirt off [...]

UPDATE: A 21-year-old Iowa City man accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was showing him her apartment for lease last week is on an immigration hold at the Johnson County Jail. A judge set Peng Tang’s bond on Monday at $750,000 cash only, but jail officials said they also are holding him for immigration [...]