Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding
Residents look down a flooded street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in June 2008. The city is still recovering from some of its worst flooding on record.
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Democrats to vote Tuesday for Reynolds’ opponent
While Republicans largely will vote for one candidate Tuesday, Democrats have five choices when they head to the ballot box. Voters across the state will head to the polls in two days to cast ballots in the 2018 primary election.
Ron Corbett says he’ll challenge being kicked off the ballot
Ron Corbett says he's filing a legal challenge against an elections panel's ruling that booted him off the Republican primary ballot for governor. Corbett told reporters Wednesday in Hiawatha he wants a judge in Polk County district court to review his case.
In Iowa, Trump rallies base, celebrates GOP resilience
Struggling to advance his agenda in Washington, President Donald Trump traveled to the Midwest on Wednesday in search of his supporters' warm embrace and to celebrate a Republican congressional victory in an election viewed as an early referendum on his presidency. Trump touched down Wednesday evening in rainy Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and headed to a local community college, where he toured agriculture technology innovations, and then to a campaign rally where he reveled in Karen Handel's victory in a special election in a House district in suburban Atlanta.
Back to Iowa, Trump faces some disgruntled independents
In this Oct. 28, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Iowa independents who helped Trump win the presidency see last year's tough-talking candidate as a thin-skinned chief executive and wish he'd show more grace.
Rep. Rod Blum opposes healthcare bill
Iowa Republican Congressman Rod Blum, who represents the 1st District, has come out opposed to the current version of the healthcare bill. Rod Blum, Republican candidate for US Congress District 1, photographed Oct. 10, 2014, in Cedar Rapids.
FBIa s October surprise complicates race for Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday to attend a rally. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa >> A new shock hit Hillary Clinton's campaign Friday in the unpredictable and often unbelievable presidential race: The FBI is looking into whether there was classified information on a device belonging to the estranged husband of one of her closest aides.
FBI Will Review Newly Revealed Clinton Emails
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. The FBI closed its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails in July, but today in a letter sent to Congress, FBI Director James Comey said the law enforcement agency had discovered new emails in an unrelated case that "appear to be pertinent to the investigation" into whether Mrs. Clinton or her aides mishandled classified information while she was serving in the State Department.
Pence calls for shuttering of Clinton Foundation
In a speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Republican vice presidential Mike Pence called for the Clinton Foundation to be closed, saying, "It's just time for Hillary Clinton to come clean." (Source: KCRG/CNN)
Ap Fact Check: Clinton misstates key facts in email episode
In this Sept. 7, 2015, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.