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High winds cause damage across eastern Iowa

Reports of damage all across the KWWL viewing area were caused by several waves of severe thunderstorms across Iowa Sunday night, closing roadways and even a few schools due to debris and power outages. More>>

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Iowa lawmakers return to Statehouse

Lawmakers will return to the Iowa Statehouse this week as they seek to resolve some of the session's biggest issues and adjourn. More>>

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. More>>

Danielle Dotzenrod moves back to Iowa from L.A. to open new restaurant

Danielle Dotzenrod is the co-owner of Dotzy's Restaurant and Saloon in Elgin. When she was 16 she won a modeling contest and represented the U.S. abroad. She's spent the last 13 years living in Los Angeles, California singing and acting and doing other jobs in the entertainment industry. More>>

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Branstad says Senate should investigate complaint
Branstad says Senate should investigate complaint
Gov. Terry Branstad says the Iowa Senate should investigate claims of sexual harassment made by a former staffer for the Senate Republican caucus.More >>
Gov. Terry Branstad says the Iowa Senate should investigate claims of sexual harassment made by a former staffer for the Senate Republican caucus.More >>
Hospital releases boy injured on carnival ride
Hospital releases boy injured on carnival ride
A 5-year-old Council Bluffs boy injured in a weekend carnival ride accident has been released from the hospital.More >>
A 5-year-old Council Bluffs boy injured in a weekend carnival ride accident has been released from the hospital.More >>
Glenwood care facility fined 8 times in 10 months
Glenwood care facility fined 8 times in 10 months
A state-run care facility in Glenwood has been fined by federal inspectors more than any other facility in the state in the past 10 months.More >>
A state-run care facility in Glenwood has been fined by federal inspectors more than any other facility in the state in the past 10 months.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
Lawmakers are returning to the Iowa Statehouse to try to resolve some of the session's biggest issues. The House will convene today and the Senate will be back in session tomorrow. The agenda includes work on a plan to...More >>
Storms generate Iowa tornado damage, no injuries
Storms generate Iowa tornado damage, no injuries
Iowa didn't make it quite a year without a tornado touchdown as strong storms generated two confirmed tornado touchdowns in central Iowa. No injuries have been reported.More >>
Iowa didn't make it quite a year without a tornado touchdown as strong storms generated two confirmed tornado touchdowns in central Iowa. No injuries have been reported.More >>
Board will meet with superintendent finalists
Board will meet with superintendent finalists
The Cedar Falls Board of Education will interview four finalists to fill the district's vacant superintendent position.More >>
The Cedar Falls Board of Education will interview four finalists to fill the district's vacant superintendent position.More >>
Iowa lawmakers return to Statehouse
Iowa lawmakers return to Statehouse
Lawmakers will return to the Iowa Statehouse this week as they seek to resolve some of the session's biggest issues and adjourn.More >>
Lawmakers will return to the Iowa Statehouse this week as they seek to resolve some of the session's biggest issues and adjourn.More >>
Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.More >>
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.More >>
Fund established for victim of Boone shelter fire
Fund established for victim of Boone shelter fire
A fund has been established to help pay funeral expenses for a 17-year-old who died in a house fire in Boone.More >>
A fund has been established to help pay funeral expenses for a 17-year-old who died in a house fire in Boone.More >>
Storms sweep through Iowa, reports of 2 tornadoes
Storms sweep through Iowa, reports of 2 tornadoes
Storms swept through central and eastern Iowa, with tornadoes reported in Huxley and Grundy County.More >>
Storms swept through central and eastern Iowa, with tornadoes reported in Huxley and Grundy County.More >>

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Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.More >>
Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan.More >>
Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.More >>
Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter train...More >>
Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.More >>
Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets
Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought...More >>
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability...More >>
Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit
Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of...More >>
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international...More >>
Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more
Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more
Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little...More >>
When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.More >>
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:More >>
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:More >>
South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.More >>
Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.More >>
Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the...More >>
Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of...More >>
Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
Iraqi officials say two car bombings in the southern city of Basra have killed at least 10 people and wounded 27.More >>
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian...More >>

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High winds cause damage across eastern Iowa
High winds cause damage across eastern Iowa
Viewer-submitted photo from Dysart
Reports of damage all across the KWWL viewing area were caused by several waves of severe thunderstorms across Iowa Sunday night, closing roadways and even a few schools due to debris and power outages.More >>
Reports of damage all across the KWWL viewing area were caused by several waves of severe thunderstorms across Iowa Sunday night, closing roadways and even a few schools due to debris and power outages.More >>
Many Eastern Iowans waking up without power Monday morning
Many Eastern Iowans waking up without power Monday morning
There are about 460 Iowa Rural Electric Company customers without power in eastern Iowa.
More than 9,000 Alliant Energy customers in Linn County experienced outages Tuesday morning. The company reports crews were working overnight attempting to restore power to those without power.More >>
More than 9,000 Alliant Energy customers in Linn County experienced outages Tuesday morning. The company reports crews were working overnight attempting to restore power to those without power.More >>
weather alert
Tornado Watch until 3 a.m. for much of eastern Iowa
Tornado Watch until 3 a.m. for much of eastern Iowa
Storm from Parkersburg sent in by viewer beccasmith436
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of eastern Iowa until 3 a.m.More >>
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of eastern Iowa until 3 a.m.More >>
Floyd County sees storm damage
Floyd County sees storm damage
Officials in Floyd County confirmed they sustained damage when a severe thunderstorm came through their county late Sunday afternoon.
Officials in Floyd County confirmed they sustained damage when a severe thunderstorm came through their county late Sunday afternoon.More >>
Officials in Floyd County confirmed they sustained damage when a severe thunderstorm came through their county late Sunday afternoon.More >>
Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session
Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session
As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later.More >>
As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later.More >>
UPDATE WITH NAME: Former Minn. man shot by police Wednesday morning
UPDATE WITH NAME: Former Minn. man shot by police Wednesday morning
Though officials would not say which police officers were on the scene of a police shooting Wednesday morning, their online records name the first officers on scene -- including the officer who previously shot and killed a Waterloo man in 2009.
Online records name the first Waterloo police officers on scene in a Wednesday morning shooting -- including the officer who previously shot and killed a Waterloo man in 2009.More >>
Though officials would not say which police officers were on the scene of a police shooting Wednesday morning, their online records name the first officers on scene -- including the officer who previously shot and killed a Waterloo man in 2009.More >>
UPDATE: Closed portion of 1st Avenue in Cedar Rapids to re-open Saturday
UPDATE: Closed portion of 1st Avenue in Cedar Rapids to re-open Saturday
The City of Cedar Rapids says a portion of 1st Avenue East will close for five days beginning on Wednesday morning to allow for installation of a new skywalk.
The City of Cedar Rapids says a portion of 1st Avenue East, in front of the U.S. Cellular Center, will reopen late Saturday.More >>
The City of Cedar Rapids says a portion of 1st Avenue East, in front of the U.S. Cellular Center, will reopen late Saturday.More >>
UPDATE: Dubuque altercation led to shots fired, no injuries
UPDATE: Dubuque altercation led to shots fired, no injuries
Police arrested a Dubuque man after he allegedly got into an altercation with another man.
Police arrested a Dubuque man after he allegedly got into an altercation with another man.More >>
Police arrested a Dubuque man after he allegedly got into an altercation with another man.More >>
Dunkin' Donuts holds job fair for new Coralville store
Dunkin' Donuts holds job fair for new Coralville store
The new Dunkin' Donuts currently under construction in Coralville will host a job fair this weekend.
The new Dunkin' Donuts currently under construction in Coralville will host a job fair this weekend.More >>
The new Dunkin' Donuts currently under construction in Coralville will host a job fair this weekend.More >>

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Cyclone Tailgate Tour hits the Cedar Valley
Cyclone Tailgate Tour hits the Cedar Valley
The Iowa State Cyclone Tailgate Tour paid a visit to the Cedar Valley Wednesday night.More >>
The Iowa State Cyclone Tailgate Tour paid a visit to the Cedar Valley Wednesday night.
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Black Hawk star grabs two USHL awards
Black Hawk star grabs two USHL awards
The United States Hockey League has recognized the Waterloo Black Hawks' top scorer as both its Forward and Player of the Year for 2012/13 on Wednesday.
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The United States Hockey League has recognized the Waterloo Black Hawks' top scorer as both its Forward and Player of the Year for 2012/13 on Wednesday.
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Former Hawk Micah Hyde talks about his chances of making Packers
Former Hawk Micah Hyde talks about his chances of making Packers
Former Iowa Hawkeye football star Micah Hyde returned to eastern Iowa recently to give back by presenting donated items to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids.
Former Iowa Hawkeye football star Micah Hyde returned to eastern Iowa recently to give back by presenting donated items to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids.More >>
Former Iowa Hawkeye football star Micah Hyde returned to eastern Iowa recently to give back by presenting donated items to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids.More >>

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List of eastern Iowans confirmed safe after Boston Marathon explosions
List of eastern Iowans confirmed safe after Boston Marathon explosions
KWWL is reaching out to as many eastern Iowans as possible to put together a list of those who are safe after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15.More >>
KWWL is reaching out to as many eastern Iowans as possible to put together a list of those who are safe after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15.More >>
Un-Natural Disasters +5: The Floods and Tornado of 2008
Un-Natural Disasters +5: The Floods and Tornado of 2008
Un-Natural Disasters
KWWL's coverage of the floods and tornado of 2008 can be found here. Also get more information on Terry Swails' "Un-Natural Disasters" and how to get your copy of the book and DVD.More >>
KWWL's coverage of the floods and tornado of 2008 can be found here. Also get more information on Terry Swails' "Un-Natural Disasters" and how to get your copy of the book and DVD.More >>
Your Eastern Iowa
Your Eastern Iowa
From severe weather to breaking news to pets, kids and RAGBRAI, find and submit photos of You Eastern Iowa right here.More >>
From severe weather to breaking news to pets, kids and RAGBRAI, find and submit photos of You Eastern Iowa right here.More >>
The Steele Report
The Steele Report
Newsmakers, politicians and community leaders sit down with Ron Steele for The Steele Report, every Sunday at 10 a.m. on KWWL. Find previous episodes here.More >>
Newsmakers, politicians and community leaders sit down with Ron Steele for The Steele Report, every Sunday at 10 a.m. on KWWL. Find previous episodes here.
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In Session: News from the Iowa Legislature
In Session
Find your legislator, track a bill and listen to audio from the Iowa Legislature. Get all of your Iowa political news from "In Session."More >>
Find your legislator, track a bill and listen to audio from the Iowa Legislature. Get all of your Iowa political news from "In Session."More >>
KWWL School Spirit
School Spirit
Does your school have spirit? Vote for them to win KWWL's School Spirit and be featured on Today in Iowa.More >>
Does your school have spirit? Vote for them to win KWWL's School Spirit and be featured on Today in Iowa.More >>
Someone You Should Know
Someone You Should Know
Click here to meet people who make a difference.More >>
Danielle Wagner introduces you to people who make a difference in eastern Iowa.
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Lyric & Elizabeth
Lyric & Elizabeth
A community mourns two Evansdale cousins. All related stories can be found here.More >>
A community mourns two Evansdale cousins. All related stories can be found here.
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You Decide
The NTSB has recommended that states lower the maximum blood alcohol content from .08 to .05. Do you think this would make our roads safer?

Yes
No
Thank you for participating in our poll. Here are the results so far:
Yes
31%
308 votes
No
69%
686 votes

You Decide
Do you trust Waterloo Police to use an appropriate amount of force when dealing with suspects -- even if that results in a suspect's death?

Yes, always -- they are well-trained and I trust their judgment completely
Most of the time they use good judgment; they're human
Some of the time they use good judgment; they need more training
Not really, I believe they use excessive force
I do not trust the police at all
Thank you for participating in our poll. Here are the results so far:
Yes, always -- they are well-trained and I trust their judgment completely
34%
414 votes
Most of the time they use good judgment; they're human
44%
532 votes
Some of the time they use good judgment; they need more training
6%
77 votes
Not really, I believe they use excessive force
8%
93 votes
I do not trust the police at all
8%
100 votes
Waterloo police explain use of deadly force