Black Hawk County News

A 29-year-old Waterloo woman faces two child endangerment charges, accused of punching her son and beating him with an electrical cord.

The IowaCare program has seen many changes since it began in 2005, mainly due to the overwhelming response from Iowans who have no where else to turn for coverage.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- It's tax time and Licensed Public Accountant Mark Sanderson spends a lot of his time in front of the computer preparing returns.

A sheriff's deputy has announced he will run as a Republican for the top law enforcement job in Black Hawk County.

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Jones County Sheriff Greg Graver says that Jonathan Henry Martin, 28, of Waterloo, has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries on November 14, 2011.

Waterloo officials are looking to nearby communities for sewage to feed the city's oversized treatment plant.

Waterloo officials are looking to nearby communities for sewage to feed the city's oversized treatment plant.

Corrections officials say 54-year-old Lonnie Porter died Friday at an Iowa City hospital of complications from lung cancer.

DUNKERTON, Iowa - The Dunkerton City Council has voted to retain the city's three-member police force.

The Dunkerton City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to keep the city's police department as the council debated how to balance their budget.

Waterloo - Black Hawk county residents can breathe a little easier these days - crime seems to be dropping.

Waterloo - A Waterloo woman is in the Black Hawk County jail this morning, charged with stabbing a man in the eye with a kitchen fork.

Three first-degree murder trials are scheduled to start Tuesday in Black Hawk County.