Iowa City News

IOWA CITY - The smoke continues to hang over Johnson County as the flames continue to rage through the Iowa City Landfill.

IOWA CITY -- A semi rollover caused major traffic issues on interstate 80 today.

Interstate 80 was closed for at least four hours on Wednesday whenA a tanker accident caused gallons of herbicide to spill near the highway.

An Iowa City man who owned a trash-hauling business has pleaded guilty to ripping off customers by creating phony landfill receipts to overcharge them.

A judge has agreed to a state evaluation of a 13-year-old Osage boy suspected of killing his mother without the boy's attorney being present.

WILTON, Iowa - A Wilton girl died in a wreck as she was on her way to a separate crash involving a friend.

City crews worked Tuesday to contain a fire at an Iowa City landfill that has caused millions of dollars in damage, raised public health concerns and sent plumes of thick, black smoke across eastern Iowa for four straight days, officials said.

Eccocast Owner Amos Petersen programs a high-gain access point sector antenna in the garage behind his home in Iowa City.

Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett expects next month's Democratic primary to be the biggest challenge in his three-plus decades in office.

Cigarette smoking contributes to significantly higher hospital costs for smokers undergoing elective general surgery, according to a study.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- American flags meant to honor veterans were stolen in the early hours of Memorial Day at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, according to Iowa City police.

Police says an autopsy on 13-month-old girl found dead at an in-home daycare in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale found no evidence of blunt force trauma and investigators are now waiting for a toxicology report to help determine a possible cause of death.

IOWA CITY - As a landfill fire burns into its fourth day, officials of Iowa City are offering up some answers to the most frequently asked questions about it.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol reports that one person has died in a single vehicle crash near Solon Monday night.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- An overnight stabbing sends one man to the hospital in Waterloo.

Authorities say a teenage driver has died and her passenger has been injured in a rollover accident near Decorah in northeast Iowa.

A fire at the Iowa City landfill continues to burn Tuesday for a fourth day. Health officials are now testing the air quality at nearby schools to make sure it is safe for the children to play outside during recess.

Authorities have discovered human remains near a campsite believed to have been used by an Iowa native who has been missing since October 2010.

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