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Sunday, December 30, 2012  A 64-year-old Cedar Falls man convicted of fraud for staging a bogus charity concert can avoid prison if he pays his fine.

Sunday, July 15, 2012  Sunday's search for two missing girls from Evansdale, Iowa ends with no new leads.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Carl Deon Shinn, age 50, of Udell, Iowa, was convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  Waterloo police say crews have capped a natural gas line that ruptured at a motel after it was hit by a van that crashed into the building.

Monday, April 19, 2010  The Black Hawk County recorder's office has changed procedures after a bag of money was apparently thrown away.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Inmates from the Black Hawk County jail are hitting the streets in Waterloo to help the city repair potholes from this year's winter.

Friday, January 29, 2010  The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has fined Black Hawk County's Country View care center for the second straight year.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009  The loss of $3,000 by a Black Hawk County resident has prompted the sheriff's department to issue a warning about telephone scams.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009  Jury selection began Tuesday in Black Hawk County District Court in the first-degree murder trial of Jeffery Smith.

Friday, June 26, 2009  Officers say they found the body of a 30-year-old man late Thursday night at the Junkmen-Knoebel Center.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009  The child was found Monday night near the UNI soccer fields. Campus police were called about 8:20 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  Antwaun Demon Williams entered an Alford plea of guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of Antwaun Demon Williams Jr.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009  Officers were called to Exchange Park about 8 p.m. on Tuesday on a report of a fight, and that some people were using bats and knives.

Friday, April 10, 2009  Barb Federspiel says she was heading home from work on Thursday when she stopped behind a truck at a red light near some railroad tracks.