Parkersburg

Don't touch another man's tacos, and you won't get shot at.

The afternoon of May 25, 2008 many Iowa residents noticed the sky had turned an eerie shade of green. That was the first sign that something bad was potentially imminent. By the time the day was over, a 43-mile path of destruction would be all that was left after a F5 tornado destroyed many communities in central and eastern Iowa.

A group of 15 first-responders, paramedics and medical professionals received a national award for their lifesaving efforts during a ceremony this week.

It's the only large-scale twister ever to hit the state in October.

A 125 year old Victorian-era mansion still stands proud mixed into a normal neighborhood in Parkersburg. History lovers will have to wait until this winter to celebrate this beautiful hidden gem's birthday.

June 24, 2009: Aplington-Parkersburg Head Coach Ed Thomas was shot & killed.

Aplington-Parkersburg doesn't rebuild each season, the Falcons reload. Expect Coach Alex Pollock's squad to contend for another post-season berth in 2016, even with the field reduced to 16 teams per class.

A construction project on Iowa Highway 14 in Butler County is scheduled to begin on Monday (July 18, 2016).

It's rare that two No. 1-ranked high school basketball teams get to play each other on the court, but that match-up is happening tonight when Aplington-Parkersburg travels to Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

Waterloo city officials are asking residents to move their vehicles off city streets.