Fort Madison News

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 5:55 p.m. A Disaster Recovery Center operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency will open on Wednesday July 9th, in Ft.

CHICAGO - Amtrak says it's restoring service along its Chicago-to-Los Angeles route that was suspended because of flooding in the Midwest.

Police arrested two more people for using false identification to receive help from the American Red Cross.

Historical Society members review rescued items. By JEFF ABELL jabell@thehawkeye.com Surveying items laid on a stage where months earlier actors honed their craft, Steve Frevert and Mary Krohlow breathed a sigh ...

They have been husband and wife separated by prison walls for 12 years. David and Tina Flores said their "I dos" standing on opposite sides of bulletproof glass at the Polk County Jail, shortly after his 1997 ...

Have you ever wanted to get a bird's eye view of Fort Madison and find out why it's call it the "Jewel on the Mississippi?" The sixth annual Balloons over the Mississippi committee is selling raffle tickets for ...

Students at South East Junior High will have a new gym and new, updated classrooms to work in this fall.

With 24 years of experience in the automotive industry, Ms. Griffin has been the owner of Griffin Muffler & Brake Center for 11 years.

BURLINGTON, Iowa - As heavy vehicles roared in the background Wednesday, workers from R.J. Corman Railroad Group unloaded tons of rock and large sections of railroad wood ties and readied equipment at a staging ...

The PAW no-kill animal shelter in Fort Madison, Iowa has partnered with Nestle' Purina's pet food manufacturing facility in Davenport, Iowa to help pets and owners who have been displaced by flooding.

By MEGAN SPEES mspees@thehawkeye.com Long after the waters recede, flood survivors in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois may find themselves mentally burdened by the stress of what they dealt with this ...

Flooding that began in northern Iowa last week finally reached the state's southeast tip, where residents stacked sandbags and waited with frazzled nerves Wednesday for the Mississippi River to peak.

" June 19, 2008: 3:30 p.m. - " The Iowa Department of Transportation is offering the following updates regarding the status of the Mississippi River bridges in southeast Iowa.

Amtrak plans to restore passenger service on one of its two routes in Iowa disrupted by record flooding.

" June 18, 2008 - " 4:30 p.m. - " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.

FORT MADISON, Iowa - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least nine more levees on Wednesday as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, feeding inflation fears as corn prices ...

Amtrak has suspended service today on a long-distance passenger train that has daily stops in Fort Madison because of flooding on the Mississippi River.

Crude oil prices fell back early on Tuesday, with U.S. data again raising concerns about the economy and dampening the outlook for demand, and amid expectations ... More Feds: 27 levees could overflow if ...

Quad City flood waters held in check Inner tuber Picked up by Arsenal Rescue Mississippi town returns favor to flooded Cedar Rapids Davenport city workers work to keep levee from breaking Davenport's riverfront ...

A week's work of frantic sandbagging by students, professors and the National Guard couldn't spare this bucolic college town from the surging Iowa River, which has swamped more than a dozen campus buildings and ...