Scott Fenzloff

A Waterloo family is mourning the loss of two children and continues to pray for the recovery of another after a deadly car crash in Kenya. The crash happened on Sunday while the DeLeon and Christopher families were traveling near Nairobi, Kenya. Family m... See more

An outpouring of support has occurred for the family of a Waterloo teenager who died after a crash early Tuesday morning in rural Black Hawk County. The Iowa State Patrol says 15-year old Ciara Crisman was killed in a crash with a semi south of Dunkerton.... See more

Hudson Community School District evacuated its middle and high schools Wednesday morning due to a main gas line being hit by contractors in the area of Wood Street and School Street. Students were relocated to Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls, where th... See more

The body of a missing Tama County man has been found in Newton County, Arkansas. 22-year old Nicholas Collins had been missing from his home in Garwin since December 19th. He was reported missing after family and friends hadn’t been able to contact him. H... See more

Obituaries Mitchell “Mitch” Gates, 38, Evansdale Mitchell “Mitch” Gates, 38, of Evansdale, died Thursday, January 1, 2026, at MercyOne Hospital in Waterloo. He was born September 27, 1987, in Waterloo, son of Rhonda and Craig Gates. He married Cora Spoone... See more