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Des Moines Register: President Donald Trump said today that he has approved Iowa’s application for a major federal disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week’s derecho. “I just approved an emergency declaration for Iowa, who …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Half of Cedar Rapids’ tree canopy was destroyed by last week’s hurricane-force storm. The cost of replacing the damaged city-owned trees alone could be tens of millions of dollars. Todd Fagan, Cedar Rapids …
Gov. Kim Reynolds formally requested an expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for communities severely affected by the derecho storm last Monday, the governor’s office announced Sunday evening. Reynolds indicated Iowa will need an estimated $3.9 …
The Iowa Utilities Board today issued an order requiring all investor-owned electric utilities, municipal and cooperative associations in Iowa and electric transmission company ITC Midwest LLC to file specific information with the IUB regarding a timeline for …
Meals including fresh fruit were handed out Thursday to hundreds of Des Moines residents, many of whom lost refrigerated foods because of the power outage caused by Monday’s severe storm. Photo by Annah Begg, Food Bank …
I’ve always been interested in weather. The running joke with friends/colleagues/family is that because I took two meteorology classes at Iowa State, I’m basically a weatherman. I’m not, but I often pretend to be. This …
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday issued a disaster proclamation for three additional counties — Grundy, Jackson and Jones — in response to Monday’s derecho event. The new proclamation brings the number of counties under a disaster declaration …
Top: A rare sight, the Walmart parking lot sits empty in Marshalltown on Tuesday. Middle: Cars line Linn Street in Marshalltown, waiting to pump gas at one of the few open gas stations on Tuesday. A traffic director …
Mediacom reported approximately 340,000 customers were still affected Tuesday by service outages after Monday’s powerful storm. The company identified three major cuts to Mediacom’s fiber network in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Vinton, which will …
Polk County customers who do not have power restored by late Thursday from MidAmerican Energy should have it restored by noon Saturday, an update posted to the company’s Outage Watch page reports. Johnson and Scott counties, …
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