Hy-Vee announced on Tuesday it will be offering self-administered COVID-19 tests at five of its Iowa pharmacies, including the Hy-Vee Drugstore on N 1st Ave in Iowa City. The tests […]
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Places to get food and water in Cedar Rapids on Thursday and Friday (Updated)
As much of Cedar Rapids remains without power, organizations in the community are providing food and water to residents. Below are the publicly announced events where food and water will […]
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Stores resume can and bottle redemption
Stores throughout Iowa have started redeeming cans and bottles again, returning the nickel deposits to customers. The temporary suspension of the state’s “bottle bill” expired on Sunday. In her March […]
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Hy-Vee is distributing cloth face masks for free on Tuesday
Hy-Vee stores across Iowa are giving away cloth face masks for free on Tuesday. Each store will have between 500 and 1,000 masks to be distributed on a first-come, first-served […]
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Federal judge rejects Hy-Vee’s attempt to dismiss class action lawsuit over its months-long data breach
On Monday, a federal judge in Illinois rejected a request by Hy-Vee to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by customers who had their credit and debit card information stolen […]
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Hy-Vee is replacing its Market Grilles with Wahlburgers
Hy-Vee will be closing all its Market Grille restaurants and turning over those locations to Wahlburgers, the Boston-based burger chain started by Paul Wahlberg and his brothers, actor Mark (Boogie […]
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Hy-Vee stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids will cut back hours starting next week
Hy-Vee stores in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area will no longer be open 24 hours starting on Monday, Feb. 10, the West Des Moines-based supermarket chain announced on Monday. Those stores will now be open from 5 a.m. to midnight. The store will be eliminating 24-hour service at almost all its 265 stores in eight Midwestern states.
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Two Iowans added as plaintiffs in class action lawsuit over Hy-Vee’s data breach
Two Iowans have been added as plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed by customers who had their credit and debit card information stolen after using their cards at certain Hy-Vee stores. The lawsuit was originally filed in October on behalf of two customers, one in Illinois and one in Missouri, affected by Hy-Vee’s eight-month-long data breach.
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Linn County Sheriff’s Office collected 42 pounds of prescription drugs during Take Back Day
This past Saturday, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office collected 42 pounds of prescription drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Take Back Day. The sheriff’s office had three collection sites where people could anonymously drop off expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs. People were also able to drop off e-cigarettes and vaping devices.
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Class action lawsuit filed against Hy-Vee over its months-long data breach
Two customers whose card information was stolen in a Hy-Vee data breach filed a class action suit against the company in federal court in Illinois. “The Data Breach was the inevitable result of Hy-Vee’s inadequate data security measures and cavalier approach to data security,” according the plaintiff’s filing. “Despite the well-publicized and ever-growing
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Hy-Vee announces locations of malware-infected sites where customer card data was stolen
Two months after Hy-Vee first discovered a data security breach that allowed criminals to steal the debit and credit card data of customers, the company has released information regarding the locations of the stores where the thefts occurred.
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Internet ‘bazaar’ announces it’s selling card data stolen in Hy-Vee data breach
Information from more than 5.3 million debit and credit cards stolen during a data breach at Hy-Vee went on sale this week at “the infamous Joker’s Stash carding bazaar,” according to security reporter Brian Krebs. “According to two sources who asked not to be identified for this story — including one at a major U.S. financial institution
