Category Archives: KXEL News

The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Iowa has dipped below 500 for the first time since October. The Iowa Department of Public Health said 474 people were being treated for COVID-...

THE FBI IS AT A HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF VIGILANCE AHEAD OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN NEXT WEEK. THAT POSTURE INCLUDES KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE MIDWEST, AS WELL A...

The head of the Iowa National Guard says Iowa is sending 250 soldiers and airmen to the U.S. Capitol, after officials called for additional support for the presidential inauguration next Wednesday. Ad...

WATERLOO POLICE HAVE TAKEN A MAN INTO CUSTODY FOR AN EARLY DECEMBER SHOOTING. QUINTOREY KEMP ALLEGEDLY FIRED AS MANY AS TEN SHOTS FROM ONE VEHICLE AT THE OCCUPANTS OF ANOTHER. ONE VICTIM IN THE INCIDE...

Iowa's congressional delegation split along party lines regarding impeachment yesterday, with the lone Democrat, Cindy Axne of the third district, voting in favor...the three Republicans, Ashley Hinso...

IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS DELIVERED HER CONDITION OF THE STATE SPEECH LAST NIGHT IN DES MOINES. SHE REFLECTED ON THE WIDE-RANGING VARIETY OF DIFFICULTIES IOWANS EXPERIENCED DURING 2020, PARTICULARLY ...

AN EQUIPMENT ACCIDENT KILLED A MAN IN CEDAR RAPIDS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LINN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FATALITY HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 1:30 IN THE 1700 BLOCK OF COTTAGE GROVE PARKWAY. ...

THE WATERLOO CITY BUDGET PROCESS GOT OFF TO A FALSE START IN SOME WAYS ON MONDAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN A VIRTUAL DISCUSSION ABOUT PRIORITIES FOR SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE INFORMAL SESS...

Iowa lawmakers have begun their 2021 legislative session. Republicans, who hold clear majorities in both the House and Senate, chose not to mandate masks or require that members disclose if they have ...

AN ACCIDENT ON BLACK HAWK BUCHANAN AVENUE EAST OF WATERLOO SENT TWO PEOPLE TO ALLEN HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY EVENING. THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS A SOUTHBOUND VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD A...