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Tanner Thomann had an inkling Saturday just might be Ray Raker's night at 34 Raceway.

The odds were against Bobby Mincer in the 305 sprint car feature Saturday at 34 Raceway.

The assignment seemed like such a wonderful opportunity for Riley Kilbride. The fifth-grader - and dozens of other students at Burlington's Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School - were to write letters to soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Deb Vierling, director of the Crusade Alternative High School, works with Richard Peterson, 17, Mediapolis, on a visual aid for a speech assignment on Tuesday, while fellow students ...

While the future of this tiny, flood-devastated community may still remain in question, there's no doubt the residents would like to see it live on.

Herbert Harbison, 41, was booked in the Des Moines County jail for aggravated assault.

David Schmitt, 50, of Cedar Rapids, was killed Tuesday night when the car he was driving collided with a semi-trailer truck near Grandview, the Iowa State Patrol said.

The following delays and cancellations have been announced for Friday. Schools: Burlington Public and Notre Dame: 2 hour delay Carousel Preschool: canceled Central Lee: 2 hour delay Dallas City Elementary: ...

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Winfield volunteer firefighter Chad Venhaus walks the scene of a fire at the corner of Locust and Wallace streets Thursday in Winfield.

The following delays and cancellations have been announced for Wednesday. Schools: Burlington Public and Notre Dame: 1 hour delay Danville: 2 hour delay Little Rainbow Christian Preschool: Morning classes are ...

A smile has replaced the look of helplessness on John Hess' face. "One of the locals came up to me and said I had a 'good fire,'" Hess, 38, said over the sounds of circular saws and pounding hammers.

School officials weren't staring at the mouths of their visitors when approximately 5,000 people converged on the Morning Sun Elementary school grounds for the 2008 July Fourth celebration.

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An autopsy has been ordered on a 13-year-old boy who was found dead inside his bedroom Friday morning.