Black Hawk County News

Jeff Reinitz Waterloo Courier Nov. 8--WATERLOO -- The first female officer to reach the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant at the Waterloo Police Department is retiring.

The Waterloo Moose Lodge on La Porte Road, Washburn, is hosting a Steak Fry to raise funds to support the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office K-9 Fund on Saturday, November 7th, from 5-8pm. This is an annual event that will provide funding for the care and upkeep of the canines involved in law enforcement work for the Black Hawk County Sheriff's ...

Celebrate Native American spiritual traditions through the music and words of a local storyteller, George LeDuc, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Black Hawk County.

Election day is today. KCRG-TV9 and KCRG.com will be covering the vote all day, and will bring you the results as they become available.

The loss of $3,000 by a Black Hawk County resident has prompted the sheriff's department to issue a warning about telephone scams.

Judith McCarthy, Black Hawk County Recorder, reminds everyone that it is time to renew ATV and snowmobile licenses for 2010.

Jurors this morning heard Sean Kehoe describe to a county sheriff what he saw when he pulled of the duct tape his mother, Michelle Kehoe, had placed over his eyes before cutting his throat.

WATERLOO Despite the announcement of across the board state budget cuts, at least one agency covering several eastern Iowa counties is ahead when it comes to finances.

A Black Hawk County jury has found a 17 year old guilty of beating an elderly man with a frying pan during a robbery attempt.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always established in a court of law.

A convicted arsonist who now faces drug conspiracy charges has pleaded guilty to lying during a murder trial.

The Black Hawk County Sheriff's office wants to build a fire-arms practice range at the Raymond quarry, but the location has been a controversial issue in the community.

CEDAR FALLS a ' Physically or sexually abused children in the Black Hawk County area will no longer have to travel to Cedar Rapids for evaluation and treatment.

With the continual disappearance of field cover and fall rut season coming upon us, deer are moving more and being found on county roadways more often.The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office traditionally sees an increase in the car versus deer accidents in the coming months.

A Minnesota man is being treated for severe internal injuries after a crash near the Waterloo Regional Airport.

CEDAR FALLS Panic Park by the Black Hawk County Conservation Board is back and ready to make people jump and scream in fear.

Iowa received its first shipments of the H1N1 flu vaccine. The public health departments of Johnson, Black Hawk and Dubuque counties received 500 doses each.

The first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Iowa on Thursday, but don't expect to get your dose anytime soon.

Black Hawk County publicly opened a new addition of conservation land, increasing the prairie and marshland in Bruggeman Park by 128 acres.

Average household incomes in Dubuque have inched upward in recent years, minimal growth that one state research organization says is not enough to cover growing costs hammering middle- and lower-class families.