Iowa City officials are tightening rules on when residents can set off fireworks, with fines for violations.

Communities across central Iowa will light up the sky with fireworks shows over the next several weeks. Check out the schedule below for fireworks displays from Yankee Doodle Pops on July 3 to Ankeny ...

Johnson County residents can celebrate the Fourth of July with a bang. Changes to Iowa law in 2025 mean that fireworks can now be used across Johnson County on July 3 and 4. Iowa City, Coralville, ...

Iowa's fireworks law now allows fireworks on July 3 and July 4, overriding previous local restrictions. Local governments can't ban Iowan's fireworks use on these dates. Permitted fireworks include ...

Counties and cities across Iowa may soon no longer be able to prohibit anyone from lighting off fireworks. Right now, there are specific time periods around Independence Day and New Year's Eve where ...

With Independence Day celebrations just around the corner, you might be wondering what's legal where you live. According to the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal: Consumer fireworks displays ...

ADEL, Iowa -- On a scorching day 86 years ago, a dropped sparkler ignited an inferno that roared through much of the small city of Spencer, Iowa, and led to a statewide fireworks ban that endured for ...

SPENCER, Iowa (KUOO) - Cities in Iowa that are used to prohibit the use of fireworks in their communities altogether are making revisions to previous ordinances. This is due to a bill passed during ...

From the sound of most Independence Days, it would be hard to conclude fireworks are illegal in Iowa. Those licensed, legal displays illuminating our river valley are surrounded by unlicensed, illegal ...

Newswise — The emergency room at the University of Iowa had never seen anything quite like the summer of 2017. In the months after Iowa legalized consumer fireworks, a steady stream of patients ...