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In the wake of the May 16 tornado, applications for demolition permits on private property doubled. Property owners are making tough decisions to raze their homes, and whether to stay or leave the city.

The ICE 287(g) program is expanding in the Midwest, and immigration advocates say there’s not enough oversight. This month, the Department of Homeland Security announced new financial incentives that could boost local involvement even further.

After a large gathering outside of the Cedar Rapids ICE office last month, more federal and local law enforcement officers guarded the office during appointments in September.

Después de que el gobierno de Trump pusiera fin a un programa migratorio para personas de países predominantemente hispanoparlantes, los empleados, padres y estudiantes se están adaptando a una nueva realidad, como muchos lugares de trabajo alrededor de la región.

Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Missouri prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for over six years.

After the Trump administration ended an immigration program for people from predominantly Spanish-speaking countries, the preschool's staff, parents and students are adjusting to a new normal—as are workplaces around the region.

Jake Dilsaver became the subject of scrutiny in the wake of The Midwest Newsroom's reporting about several Lincoln Police Department officers and a culture that, according to multiple lawsuits, tolerated sexual misconduct.

In several states, a renter has to make $20 or more an hour to afford apartments being leased at Fair Market Value. Nearly half of Americans don’t make enough money to afford a one-bedroom rental.

The processing plant in Seward is expected to create 75 new jobs, increasing the state’s dairy workforce, and is projected to process 1.8 million pounds of milk a day.

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen had activated the Nebraska National Guard in advance of the planned protests, but the soldiers were not utilized. There were no reports of arrests or vandalism Saturday.

Ruling in favor of the Blue Springs School District, Missouri's highest court said the former student failed to prove the district discriminated against him for denying him access to male locker rooms and bathrooms.