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Elwin Huffman
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![New Venue For Iowa High School Volleyball Tournament In 2022](http://townsquare.media/site/675/files/2020/09/Xtream-Arena-Exterior.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Venue For Iowa High School Volleyball Tournament In 2022
The state championship event is leaving Cedar Rapids after 31 years.
![UPDATE: Five Tornadoes Confirmed In Northeast Iowa, 13 Statewide](http://townsquare.media/site/672/files/2016/08/RS3847_135160955-scr-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UPDATE: Five Tornadoes Confirmed In Northeast Iowa, 13 Statewide
The National Weather Service has categorized Wednesday's storm as a derecho.
![Half Of Iowa Declared Disaster Area](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/11/attachment-GettyImages-1283267219.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Half Of Iowa Declared Disaster Area
In the aftermath of Wednesday's powerful storm that rolled across Iowa, 49 counties have been declared a disaster area by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
![UPDATE: Utility Crews Making Progress On Iowa Storm Repairs](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2020/08/Fuel-Truck-Accident-6.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UPDATE: Utility Crews Making Progress On Iowa Storm Repairs
Utility crews made significant progress overnight to restore power to areas of Iowa that were impacted by Wednesday's powerful storm.
![Storm Damage Reported In All 99 Iowa Counties](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/10/attachment-RS37877_RS21122_GettyImages-858837068-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Storm Damage Reported In All 99 Iowa Counties
Wednesday's storm spawned at least five tornadoes and straight-line winds topped 80 miles per hour in many locations. Some areas remained with power Thursday.
![2021-22 Iowa High School Girls Basketball Rankings – Poll 3](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2016/02/Basketball-On-Court-Thomas-Northcut-ThinkStock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2021-22 Iowa High School Girls Basketball Rankings – Poll 3
The third poll of the season features 12 teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa.
![Iowa’s Longest-Serving State Prison Inmate Dies](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/12/attachment-Warren-John-Jack-Nutter-Cover.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Iowa’s Longest-Serving State Prison Inmate Dies
Warren John "Jack" Nutter pleaded guilty to killing an Independence police officer in 1956.
![Semi Rollover In Cedar Falls Traps Waterloo Man](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/12/attachment-Semi-Rollover-Cedar-Falls-120621.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Semi Rollover In Cedar Falls Traps Waterloo Man
A central Iowa man was also injured in a weekend crash in Grundy County.
![This Date In History: Iowa’s Big Move Completed](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/12/attachment-Iowa-Capitols.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Date In History: Iowa’s Big Move Completed
Relocating the seat of Iowa's government was a difficult task 167 years ago, when Des Moines officially became the state's capitol city.
![Run-off Elections Being Decided In Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2017/03/Black-Hawk-County-Court-House-Scott-Olson-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Run-off Elections Being Decided In Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids
The outcome of today's voting will determine races for mayor and a city council representative in two of eastern Iowa's largest cities.