Latest Waterloo News
Prosecutor: Man had chance to surrender before killing cop
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of killing an Iowa state patrol trooper last year had plenty of opportunity to surrender before the fatal shooting, prosecutors said Tuesday. Assistant Iowa Attorney General Douglas Hammerand made the remarks during opening statements in the...
Crews work to save WWII destroyer taking on water in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York was taking on water and listing perilously on Thursday. Crews were working to keep the USS The Sullivans from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval &...
Police say man dies after being shot in Waterloo
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A man died after being shot early Tuesday in a residential Waterloo neighborhood, police there said. Police were called shortly after 4 a.m. to an address just west of Washington Park, and officers found a 41-year-old man wounded, the Courier reported. Police...
Tired of waiting for driverless vehicles? Head to a farm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were just around the corner. Finally they’re here, but to catch a glimpse of them, you'll need to go to a farm rather than look along city streets. ...
Officials ID woman killed last month in Waterloo house fire
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified a woman killed last month in a house fire in Waterloo. Authorities identified the woman as Mary Kaye Olsen, 79, who died in a fire that broke out Feb. 23 in a duplex between the Cedar River and Rooff Park, The Courier reported. ...
Large fire burns at site of Waterloo amusement park
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether heating equipment caused a large fire at the site of an amusement park being constructed in Waterloo. Firefighters were called to the Lost Island Theme Park site, near the Isle Hotel and Casino, just before 8 p.m....
Man convicted in 2019 killing in Cedar Falls
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of killing a Cedar Falls man inside a downtown apartment in 2019. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that jurors on Friday found 20-year-old Keyon Roby guilty of...
Officials say 1 person found dead in Waterloo house fire
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — One person has died in a house fire in Waterloo, officials there said. The fire broke out Wednesday in a duplex between the Cedar River and Rooff Park, the Courier reported. Firefighters called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. arrived to find smoke coming from...
Man convicted of murder in 2020 shooting death in Waterloo
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A man who said he shot another Waterloo man last year in self-defense was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder. A jury convicted Stephen Devon Phillips, 29, on Wednesday in the killing of 30-year-old Terrell Bernard Flowers on May 15, 2020, the Courier...
