Category Archives: KXEL News

A ban on personal fireworks within the city limits of Waterloo is set to be discussed at tonight's Waterloo City Council meeting. The idea of a ban first came up at a work session two weeks ago, with ...

A BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN IOWA'S JACKSON COUNTY AND CARROLL COUNTY IN WESTERN ILLINOIS. AUTHORITIES ON THE ILLINOIS SIDE SAY THE UNNAMED VICTIM WAS DISCOVERED WEDNES...

Waterloo Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald is one of seven finalists for the position of director of the Memphis Police Department. City officials there say interviews with the candidates will occur soon, ...

THE EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY BOTH SIDES IN THE TRIAL OF A MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT AGAINST A TEENAGED BABYSITTER IN CEDAR FALLS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2019. SAU...

Gov. Reynolds yesterday announced new efforts to combat Iowa's childcare crisis. Reynolds said she has established the Governor's Childcare Task Force, with state departments awarding $13 million to s...

THE DEATH OF FOUR-WEEK OLD HOLTEN SMITH IN 2018 WILL SEND A WESTGATE MAN TO PRISON FOR LIFE. A FAYETTE COUNTY JURY RETURNED A 'GUILTY' VERDICT IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF 24-YEAR-OLD DEAN HETTINGER TUESDAY...

An organization representing Iowa’s Hispanic population has filed a lawsuit to challenge a new Iowa voting measure a day after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law. The League of United Latin Am...

GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SIGNED A BILL MONDAY WHICH MAKES A VARIETY OF CHANGES TO THE STATE'S VOTING REGULATIONS. REPUBLICANS SAY THE ALTERATIONS TO EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING ARE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST ...

One man suffered an injury to the head Monday afternoon in southwest Cedar Rapids, after a suspect shot at him in a parked vehicle. Cedar Rapids Police say it is unclear if the victim was hit and graz...

IOWA SENATOR JONI ERNST SAYS THERE IS A BACKLOG OF COVID RELIEF OUT THERE, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS SHE VOTED AGAINST NEW PANDEMIC-RELATED LEGISLATION LATE LAST WEEK. ERNST SHARED THOSE THOUGHTS...