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HACAP working on details of a plan to buy Olivet Neighborhood Mission building
HACAP says its offer to buy the Olivet Neighborhood Mission building has been accepted. It's not a done deal yet, but it could be good news for the northwest side of Cedar Rapids. Olivet Church told the mission earlier this month it needed to be out of the building by...
New HBO Series Documents Eastern Iowa Abduction
(Waterloo, IA) -- An eastern Iowa abduction case is the subject of a new docuseries on HBO. The series 'Taken Together, Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth' covers the case of two cousins, ages 8 and 10, who vanished during a bike ride in the Waterloo, Iowa suburb of Evansdale in July 2012.
St. Luke's Foundation awarded $427k in grants for non-opioid pain treatment programs
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation has been awarded $427,944 in grants from the Linn County Opioid Settlement Committee and the Linn County Board of Supervisors. St. Luke’s Hospital plans to use the grant money to create a two-year pilot program aimed at...
NHTSA reminds caregivers of hot car death prevention importance
(KOAM) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Region 7 is reminding people the importance child hot car prevention with a "Once You Park; Stop. Look. Lock." campaign.
Did a derecho happen in Iowa this week? See the National Weather Service explanation.
Storms across Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday brought high winds, rain, hail and temporary power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers. The eerily dark skies and morning timing had someone Iowans having flashbacks to derechos. For a storm to be considered a derecho, it must meet certain criteria, otherwise, it's a thunderstorm. The storms had all of the characteristics of a derecho, but were they? ...
Additional severe weather chances through Thursday
Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) – It’s a classic summer pattern of heat and storms across Illinois this week. We’ve had multiple rounds of showers and storms since Monday morning, and more are expected before the pattern breaks down this weekend. Since Sunday night, the storm track has set...
Another Potentially Deadly Virus May Be Coming to Iowa
There are a lot of bugs around Eastern Iowa this summer. Largely because of all the rain we've had, mosquitos are chief among those pesky visitors who love to disrupt our outdoor fun. We all know mosquitos can carry terrible diseases like West Nile Virus. While the chances of getting...
‘American Pickers’ Will Film in Iowa This September
Earlier this summer, the show 'Antiques Roadshow' made a stop in Iowa to film a couple of episodes. Now, another popular show will be returning to the state to film!. A recent article from the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that 'American Pickers' is set to do some antique-hunting in Iowa in September of 2024. If you're not familiar with the History Channel series, the official website reads: