Nov. 16—A week-long fireworks convention which had proven to be a success in Newton back in 2022 will not be returning in 2025, even after representatives from the Pyrotechnics Guild International ...

The 2022 Pyrotechnics Guild International convention was held in Newton at the Iowa Speedway. There were talks about bringing it back to the city in 2025. The 2022 Pyrotechnics Guild International ...

Nov. 12—Newton residents told city council members that the site where the Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention could be held next year is way too close to their homes. They told them it would ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Doctors are bracing for a wave of injuries as Independence Day celebrations get underway. Fireworks sent nearly 10,000 people to U.S. emergency rooms last year, and in Iowa, doctors ...