Cedar Falls News

This week's show features a roundtable discussion on Immigration reform, battered Obama and the slow road to legislative shutdown.

The Buchanan County sheriff's office says a Vinton man was injured after getting trapped in farm equipment near Hazleton.

Trials have been scheduled for the father of one of two slain cousins who went missing in Evansdale.

The Cedar Falls City Council is considering a money-saving proposal to cut the mayor's job down to a part-time position.

Police say a knife-wielding man shot by a Waterloo officer is recovering from surgery for non-life-threatening injuries.

The Iowa Department of Transportation's highway improvement plan for the next five years includes two fairly high profile projects in Linn County.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Donna Ellison pleaded guilty Monday in Bremer County District Court to a felony count of misconduct in office and third-degree theft.

Russell Wasendorf Jr., whose father went to prison for stealing $215 million from clients of the futures brokerage they ran together for nearly 20 years, is starting over.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that after a 6-day trial, Jurors on Tuesday found Alex Pothast of Clarksville guilty of vehicular homicide based on intoxication and based on reckless driving.

A train ride from Waterloo to Vinton is the first of what Vinton Unlimited Director Nathan Hesson hopes to be a series of efforts between the Waterloo and Vinton communities.

Graduates look on as first lady Michelle Obama gives the commencement address at the University of Northern Iowa graduation on May 7, 2011in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Closing arguments are set to begin in the case of a rural Osage teenager accused of shooting his mother to death.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the National Weather Service expects the river to crest in Cedar Falls early Wednesday.

Two men have pleaded guilty to charges related to a bank robbery and wild chase last fall that left two officers with gunshot wounds.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 05--WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Seven independent telecommunications companies in the Cedar Valley are part of West Des Moines-based Iowa Network Services' acquisition of employment services provider Merit Resources.

Family and friends gather for a grave side service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa.

The service for Elizabeth Collins was held Saturday at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery.

Top Agriprocessors officials, including Sholom Rubashkin, were warned about minors working at the plant and didn't act, a former line supervisor testified Tuesday.

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his mother says he thought his son was joking about the death.

The Iowa State Patrol says the roadway was wet with slush at the time of the accident Thursday on Highway 188 near Clarksville.