Despite the death and devastation left by a lethal EF4 tornado that tore through Greenfield in May, the city will still serve as the Day 3 meeting town for RAGBRAI on July 23, as announced in April, officials with the ride and Greenfield’s RAGBRAI committee said Tuesday. “After careful consideration and many conversations with local […]
A kitten stuck in a storm drain was rescued overnight. It happened just after midnight Wednesday at Lilac Street and Murray Avenue in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood. A net was used to get the kitten. An animal control officer said the kitten would be taken to a local animal shelter. First responders saved a kitten […]
Volunteers are swarming Greenfield to help the rural Iowa town recover from a devastating EF4 tornado. Volunteer Iowa, alongside AmeriCorps, has been organizing clean-up operations, receiving support from several bordering states. “There’s shingles and debris and fences down. We have trees in ditches, and they really just need help getting everything back,” Jamie Lane, a […]
Services will start soon for three of the five people who died in the tornado that tore through Greenfield last week. Four people died in the Adair County town of about 2,000 people from an EF4 tornado on May 21: Dean Wiggins, 78, and his wife, Pam Wiggins, 77, Lee Williamson, 70, and Michael Jensen, […]
A woman and a child walk past damage after a tornado Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP) A tornado swept through Iowa on Tuesday, resulting in multiple fatalities, dozens of injuries, substantial property damage and widespread power outages. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms also hit other parts of the Midwest such as Wisconsin and Nebraska. According […]
On Monday, March 25, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation began a project to reconstruct a portion of Greenfield Avenue in West Milwaukee. The project, which touches the eastern border of West Allis, is expected to last until late fall. Here’s what you need to know. Where is the construction taking place? Construction will take place […]
Allison Greenfield, principal law clerk in Trump’s NY fraud case, is hoping to be elected judge. She’s received hate mail and threats since Trump called her a “co-judge” who’s “running this case.” Her judgeship candidacy has gained momentum and support among Manhattan Democrats. Donald Trump has attacked her as a biased “co-judge—” claiming she secretly runs the […]
Authorities are investigating a plane crash that killed three people in Greenfield, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon. According to state police, authorities were notified of a small plane crash reportedly in the area of Country Club Road around 11:45 a.m. A short time later, first responders found the crash site in the Leyden Wildlife Area. All […]
Proposed layout of Scooter’s Coffee Scooter’s Coffee could have its first location opening in Greenfield soon. Here’s what we know about the proposal, which was scheduled to be discussed by the Greenfield Plan Commission Jan. 9. Where would Scooter’s Coffee in Greenfield be located? The coffee shop would be located at 4160 W. Loomis Road, […]