Storm systems brought cooler temperatures and rain which allowed Iowa farmers 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending
It sometimes takes a disaster to make you realize how many things you still remember. As I drove through my hometown Saturday morning, it just hit.
Ward became president of Luther on July 1, 2019, and at the time of her retirement will have served for six years.
Hampton-Dumont-CAL's Charlee Morton won her second straight girls shot put and discus titles at the Drake Relays.
The public is invited to a 30-minute artist talk by Wisconsin woodcrafter Joey Nelson at 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, at The Historic Park Inn Hotel, according to a press release.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its 2024 "Horrible Hundred" report of puppy mills across the country that have been cited for poor or dangerous conditions in which dogs and puppies are living. Fifteen Iowa puppy mills were included on this year's list.
The former Columbus Catholic star was taken in the second round with the 53rd overall pick by the Washington Commanders Friday.
Clear Lake's Reese Brownlee followed up a Drake Relays long jump title on Friday with a win in the 400 meter hurdles on Saturday in Des Moines.
Restaurant is located on the northeast corner of the Surf Ballroom parking lot.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law $95B foreign aid bill
Homeowners aged 65 or older are eligible for a property tax exemption worth $3,250 for the assessment year beginning Jan. 1, 2023. In subsequent years, the exemption will double to $6,500.
The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
Residents sifting through rubble after hundreds of homes damaged
This year during my children’s break, we traveled to Washington, D.C., with our county 4-H group.
A new decal featuring a teal ribbon adorns law enforcement patrol vehicles to help get the word out about services available to survivors of sexual violence.
Additional tornadoes are possible in Iowa this evening along with hail, damaging wind, and flooding. And the chance for all these hazards will continue on Sunday as well. Get the latest on the timing and threats for both days in our updated forecast.
The state auditor's office must do more to justify its decision to withhold from public release emails between his office and two journalists, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.
Odebolt, Iowa, native Cooper DeJean was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night.
DES MOINES — Reese Brownlee's start in the long jump at the Drake Relays was suboptimal, much like the weather. Windy and rainy conditions made standing outside unbearable, let alone jumping in it.
Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting have filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating the athletes’ constitutional right…
North Pennsylvania Avenue between Fifth Street NE and Sixth Street NE will be closed to through traffic for approximately two days beginning Monday, April 29.
Thomas Alan Newman, 60 of Swaledale, was sentenced on charges of possession of child pornography.
A North Iowa Area Community College student is among the winners.
Worker is not entitled to unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled.
The Mason City Senior Activity Center will hold a fundraiser sale May 3-4.
The grand opening will be Friday and Saturday at the farm, three miles north of Nora Springs on Balsam Avenue.
The grand opening is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday in Mitchell.
Cade Meyer carries a little swag with him. It’s evident by his track shoes.
The body of missing Wall Lake trucker David Schultz was found in a Sac County field Wednesday afternoon. Schultz, a married father of 10-year-old twin boys, vanished before Thanksgiving.
Showers and storms are likely in Iowa late Thursday night through Friday evening. Damaging hail and wind could occur in spots. Isolated flooding and tornadoes can't be ruled out. Meteorologist Matt Holiner has the details in our latest forecast.
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A man who was hurt during Friday's tornado in Minden has died of his injuries. He is the only known fatality from a severe storm outbreak in Nebraska and Iowa.
A Mason City man was killed driving the wrong way on Interstate 35 near Clear Lake on Saturday night when he collided head-on with a semitractor-trailer
Homeowners aged 65 or older are eligible for a property tax exemption worth $3,250 for the assessment year beginning Jan. 1, 2023. In subsequent years, the exemption will double.
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Orion's Logan Lee drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the NFL Draft
Former Columbus Catholic multi-sport standout Ben Sinnott was taken with the 53rd pick in the second round of the NFL Draft Friday by the Washington Commanders.
Odebolt, Iowa native Cooper DeJean has gone from the OABCIG Falcons to the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was a unanimous All-American defensive back, and now to the National Football League draft. Take a look back at our photos of the standout, multisport athlete from over the years.
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