Brad Vidmar is a Public Safety/Education Reporter at The Hawk Eye. He covers a wide range of topics including government and politics, public policy, and regional interest, with a focus on architecture, transportation, and societal issues. His work has been featured in The Hawk Eye, CDC Gaming Reports, and The Hawk Eye Media Company.
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The Iowa Department of Corrections has announced the death of an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
Iowa State Auditor and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand speaks to attendees of a campaign townhall event at the {span style=”font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;” data-olk-copy-source=”MessageBody”}Fort Riverview Pavilion{/span} in Fort Madison on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
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Despite over two years worth of debate, work with outside experts and consultants, numerous debates, and much work from city staff and council members, updates to the City of Fort
By: Brad Vidmar
A Burlington man has been sentenced up to 10 years in prison after a Des Moines County jury convicted him last month of assaulting police officers during an altercation in April in which he approached officers with a butcher knife and threatened "suicide by cop."
The Fort Madison City Council wants the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission to continue working on proposed regulations and ordinances that could help the city better regulate any possible future
The weather might have cooled off slightly from last week’s inferno, but the kids brought the heat during the 33rd annual Lil’ Spurs competition at the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort
By: Brad Vidmar
The Fort Madison City Council wants the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission to continue working on proposed regulations and ordinances that could help the city better regulate any possible future
The mission to revive the Old Fort replica site in Fort Madison will now be getting some financial help from Lee County.
A ban or set of restrictions on the use of tobacco or nicotine products (such as vaping) could be coming to some portions of Lee County’s conservation areas and public
