Weather, music bring many out to the Iowa City Jazz Festival (The Gazette)
IOWA CITY and#8212; Warm weather, good bands and post-flood relaxation all contributed to above-average attendance at this year's Iowa City Jazz Festival, said Mary Frieden, executive director of Summer of the Arts."In the past we've had the whole weekend in all add up to 30,000 to 35,000" people, she said. That mark was reached by Saturday, and Frieden, whose organization runs the downtown Iowa ...

Fire damages Iowa City home (The Gazette)
IOWA CITY and#8212; About a dozen area fire departments were called to a fire tonight that significantly damaged a house here.All the occupants of the home at 3017 Westberry Dr. NE were out, said Kathryn Wallace, 63, who lives at the house along with her husband Pete, 65.The fire started on a small side deck where they had been grilling dinner earlier, Wallace said. They finished their meal by ...

37 injured in Iowa fireworks misfire (CNN.com)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring 37 people, officials said Saturday.

37 Hurt in Iowa Fireworks Accident (Time Magazine)
A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a street

Iowa Park Accident Involves Semi-Truck and Vehicle (KFDX Wichita Falls)
An accident earlier Sunday in Iowa Park sends two people to the hospital. Around 1 p.m. the driver of a 2007 Pontiac tried to pass a semi-truck on Highway 287 in Iowa Park. Police say the 39-year-old driver noticed the truck's trailer swerving and quickly turned the wheel toward to median.