Category Archives: KXEL News

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket from the New Star Liquor on West 4th St in Waterloo won a $2 million prize in Saturday's drawing...and the Iowa Lottery says the ticket came within one number of ...

THE IOWA LEGISLATURE HAS GONE A WEEK PAST THE END OF ITS CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR'S SESSION. WITH BUDGET WORK YET TO DO, DEBATE ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE FLOORS WILL CONTINUE. IOWA HOUSE SPEAKER PAT GRASS...

For the second week in a row, Iowa saw a decrease in both new and continuing unemployment claims. 3,375 new claims were filed last week, a decrease of 580 from the previous week's adjusted number. 28,...

WATERLOO POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER PIZZA-RELATED CRIME. DURING RECENT WEEKS, SEVERAL DELIVERY DRIVERS HAVE BEEN ROBBED ON THE CITY'S WEST SIDE. WEDNESDAY WENT A STEP FURTHER. POLICE WERE CALLED...

A registered sex offender has been charged with murder and kidnapping in connection with the shooting death of a 10-year-old Iowa girl who went missing last summer. Henry Dinkins is now charged in the...

THIS MONTH WILL MARK THREE YEARS SINCE THE FATAL SHOOTING OF SHAVONDES MARTIN IN WATERLOO. ON TUESDAY, RAYMOND BIRDEN JR. WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE CASE. PROSECUTORS CLAIMED BIRDEN KILLED MARTIN ...

The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed two cases of the India variant of COVID-19 in Iowa. Health officials say they're still learning about the characteristics of the variant, was ...

THE BODY OF JAMES BOOHER HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND, BUT A FEDERAL COURT HAS CONVICTED THE MARION MAN'S KILLER. A JURY FOUND MATTHEW ROBBINS GUILTY OF ROBBERY, CONSPIRACY, AND FIREARMS CHARGES DURING A CRIM...

One person was injured in a drive-by shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids just before 10:30 Monday morning. Witnesses say shots were fired from a car at a person walking in the area of the 3700 block of...

Iowa teenagers could learn how to drive from their parents, without any certified instruction, if Gov. Kim Reynolds approves legislation that has passed the Iowa legislature. The bill would eliminate ...