Iowans on a Mission

Bruce Hagenow served his country with the United States Air Force. He travels to Iowa City a handful of times a week for his disability, but on Monday he got his questions answered a little closer to home in Cedar Falls.

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Marine reunites with dog from Afghanistan

A Marine has been reunited with the dog he served with in Afghanistan during a surprise ceremony at the Iowa Capitol. More>>

Iowa Veterans Home chief won't be put on leave

The governor says he won't put the commander of the Iowa Veterans Home on administrative leave. More>>

Cedar Rapids Girl Scouts look to properly retire flags

Three Cedar Rapids middle schoolers are hoping to collect 1,000 flags that can no longer be flown.

Three Cedar Rapids middle schoolers are hoping to collect 1,000 flags that can no longer be flown. More>>

Senator says military plagued by sexual assaults

The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the... More>>

Fourth-graders sell sweets, raise enough to sponsor three veterans on Honor Flight

Honor flight trips are funded entirely through donations and come at no cost to the veteran. A class at Grant Wood Elementary decided they wanted to help. More>>

Iowa Army National Guard building gets $2 million facelift

An Iowa Army National Guard building has gotten a $2 million facelift. Sunday was the rededication ceremony for the guard's Washington Readiness Center. More>>

Hundreds welcome veterans from first Honor Flight

Hundreds of family members and friends welcomed about 90 veterans to the Waterloo Regional Airport after returning from an Honor Flight shortly before 10:00 p.m. Tuesday. More>>

Iowa National Guard: 260 soldiers, airmen currently deployed

In an update to the Iowa Senate, the head of the Iowa National Guard said there are 260 soldiers and airmen currently deployed overseas. More>>

Orr says Iowa Guard is mission-focused and warrior ready

Major General Tim Orr says the Iowa National Guard remains mission-focused and warrior ready. More>>

Veteran pleads for return of stolen flag

A Cedar Falls veteran recently had a flag stolen from his home. The flag was a gift from a Grundy Center active duty soldier, and it flew over the soldier's bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. More>>

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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.More >>
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a...More >>
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.More >>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy...More >>
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...More >>
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.More >>
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
Officials in Ivory Coast say the military has detained a militia leader accused of grave crimes during the country's 2010-11 postelection violence whose forces had been illegally occupying a national park.More >>
A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the...More >>
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family.More >>
A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the...More >>
Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists in the region continues.More >>
Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in...More >>
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan in front of his house.More >>
Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.More >>
Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone
Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone
Navy Lt. Thomas Sanez says he needed armed guards and an armored car to take his finals.More >>
Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz.More >>
Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev
Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev
A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) who want to take periodic photos of him in prison.More >>
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but prosecutors said Friday they would ask for more time.More >>
Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
An Uzbekistan national living in Idaho has been arrested on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack.More >>
He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.More >>

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LIFE WITHOUT LIMBS: How Taylor Morris got back on his feet
LIFE WITHOUT LIMBS: How Taylor Morris got back on his feet
Though most of Taylor Morris' recovery work is done at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the structure of his prosthetics come from Iowa.More >>
Though most of Taylor Morris' recovery work is done at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the structure of his prosthetics come from Iowa.More >>

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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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Salutes on 7
Salutes on 7
Nominate a veteran for Salutes on 7. Watch it every Thursday during Today in Iowa between 6-6:30 a.m. and later on KWWL.com.More >>
Iowa Honor Flight
Honor Flight
See our coverage of the current Honor Flight and past trips. Also, find out more about the Honor Flight Network.More >>