NEVADA, Iowa (AP) -- A former Iowa State University student is expected to be sentenced Thursday for sexually assaulting an unconscious female student after an on-campus party....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- An elaborate system of temporary floodwalls is so far protecting thousands of homes and businesses in Cedar Rapids from major flooding....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Police have identified a 13-year-old girl shot to death in Cedar Rapids and say three other teens have been charged in her death....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Miles of hastily erected barriers were remarkably effective in preventing the surging Cedar River from pouring into Cedar Rapids, Iowa's second-largest city, but officials said the sand-filled containers wouldn't work in every flooding situation....

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say the Cedar River in Iowa is slowly receding from its crest in Cedar Rapids, and a new forecast says the water level will drop below flood stage sooner than expected....