For one night, a group of Carroll-area residents and students teamed up to problem-solve.

Should Congress cut defense spending? Get tougher on welfare programs?

A Carroll resident failed in his last-minute attempt to halt the city’s multi-million-dollar renovations of City Hall and the public library when a judge dismissed his lawsuit on Monday.

Leaders of Carroll County and the City of Carroll are pinpointing varying methods of dealing with a meddlesome beetle that kills ash trees.

The top legislative priority for Wild Rose Casino & Resort in Jefferson — and the regional organizations that support it as a catalyst for economic development — is broad-daylight clear, top casino officials say.

The City of Carroll has retained Des Moines law firm Ahlers & Cooney to represent it in a lawsuit filed against the city by Carroll resident Dr. Richard Collison.

Carroll’s City Council has green-lighted an indoor firing range that has some residents “giddy.”

A large, two-story jail built adjacent to the Carroll County Courthouse could hurt Carroll in the long term, several people told the Carroll County Board of Supervisors Monday.

Firearms and explosives will pop up at the Carroll City Council’s next meeting.

Those within about 4 miles of Arthur N. Neu Airport must apply for permission to build a house or business or tower if it is higher than 200 feet above the airport.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst — while stressing she had no major clues herself on the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts — said her office is involved in the high-profile missing-persons case.

Carroll’s U.S. Highway 30 and Grant Road intersection improvements are expected to last one day longer after City Council approved a change to the project’s structure.

For residents who want to see rural Iowa continue to thrive, there’s one everyday step they can take, State Rep. Brian Best said during the final Chamber of Commerce legislative forum Saturday.

A company that was hired to install more than a mile of large-diameter pipe to transport water from two new wells on the west side of town claims Carroll city leaders underpaid for the work, according to a lawsuit filed this month.

The Carroll City Council will hold a public hearing for a budget amendment during its Monday meeting.