Black Hawk County News

Next week will mark four years since devastating floods swept through many eastern Iowa communities.

A Hazleton man is taking Black Hawk County to court, claiming sheriff's deputies used excessive force when arresting him for driving a stolen truck.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- Waterloo Police were called to Allen Hospital last night on a report of two gunshot victims.

A statue modeled after the first female commander of the local American Legion post will be dedicated on Memorial Day in the eastern Iowa community of Gilbertville.

Surrounded by Democratic and Republican legislators, Gov. Terry Branstad praised a bipartisan effort to overhaul Iowa's mental health system Friday as he signed a bill implementing the changes.

Some lettuce recalled over fears of listeria contamination may have been served in the Benton County school district in eastern Iowa.

EVANSDALE, Iowa - The slowdowns along some stretches of Interstate 380 and U.S. 20 in Black Hawk County will not be letting up anytime soon.

Travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday may be slowed by road construction, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

A Waterloo man will be sentenced this morning after being found guilty in the beating death of a Waterloo teen.

The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear arguments in two cases as part of the 89th annual event, Friday, June 1st, at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center, 1405 Highway 71, Okoboji.

Two people were arrested after shots were fired in the 900 block of Cutler Street shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday.

The walk will take place again this year at Black Hawk County's George Wyth State Park.

Despite being the place where most food is grown, rural areas in the Midwest has some of the highest rates of food insecurity.

The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office says 41-year old Denise Sommerfelt of Dunkerton was trying to make a left hand turn from North Canfield Road onto Circle Drive when she was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by 29-year old Nathan Dvorak of Fairbank.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Authorities say a former employee has been charged with stealing over $13,000 worth of artifacts from the Cedar Falls Historical Society museum.

Dozens gathered at the Waterloo Veteran's Memorial Hall at 10:00 Tuesday morning.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. A conviction is always established in a court of law.

A 66-year-old man confessed to the grisly murders of an elderly couple after keeping the secret to himself for more than 30 years.

In 1995, Angela Buck was shot in her chest. Her body was found south of Dunkerton in a wooded area.

Police say 66-year-old Jack Pursel, of South Gate, Calif., is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Robert and Goldie Huntbach of Waterloo on Jan.