For a proper upper-class spinster and author of endearing novels about women, Jane Austen surely does encounter a vile assortment of ruffians, footpads and killers. In “Jane and the Waterloo Map,” ...

The course of British history could have been altered if a horse hadn’t been distracted by the smell of vegetables in a Belgian garden. It might sound ludicrous, but could it be true? The horse in ...

WATERLOO -- A late census and a misunderstanding about population deviations means city staff has a quick turnaround getting out new ward and precinct maps before a public hearing later this month.

When Napoleon was infamously defeated at Waterloo in 1815, the conflict left a battlefield littered with thousands of corpses and the inevitable detritus of war. But what happened to all those dead ...

CEDAR FALLS -- Area organizations are sponsoring a presentation, titled "Waterloo Redlining History: The Past Is Not Past,” from 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, ...