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Iowa May 23, 2024

More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage

A destructive EF-4 tornado killed four people and injured at least 35 in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa; more than 100 homes in the community of 2,000 were ripped apart in just one minute.

Iowa May 21, 2024

Storms spin up tornadoes in Iowa that cause injuries, topple wind turbines

Storms spun up tornados in Iowa that caused an unknown number of injuries and extensive damage, including the taking down of several 250-foot wind turbines.

LIFESTYLE May 17, 2024

Meet the American who invented sliced bread: Otto Rohwedder, hard-luck hawkeye

Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, created the invention by which all others are judged — sliced bread — in 1928. His innovation quickly changed consumer culture.

POLITICS May 16, 2024

House committee demands Biden agency staff reveal travel history amid electioneering claims

The committees tasked with overseeing small business and the Small Business Administration sent a letter demanding travel schedules of agency officials amid allegations relating to voter registration in their official capacities.

Transportation May 16, 2024

Coast Guard studying if other bridges at risk following Baltimore bridge disaster

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is studying if other bridges across the nation are at risk after Baltimore collapse in March which resulted in the deaths of six people..

Texas May 15, 2024

Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials

A barge smashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, causing a section of the bridge to fall onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports.

Boating May 10, 2024

Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks

A near 100-year-old bridge in Iowa was struck by a loose barge on Thursday prompting its temporary closure before later reopening without any significant damage or injuries.

Illegal Immigrants May 9, 2024

Iowa sued over hardline immigration law; rights groups claim it's unconstitutional

A newly passed law making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to be in Iowa is being challenged in court as unconstitutional by civil rights and immigration groups.

FOOD May 9, 2024

Leaders in creation of Arctic vault that protects millions of seeds win World Food Prize

Two men who led the charge in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which protects and preserves millions of seeds, will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates.

SCIENCE May 9, 2024

The cicada invasion has begun! Find out where the flying insects are emerging

The cicada invasion of 2024 has kicked off where billions of the flying insects will appear in 17 states in a rare natural phenomenon not seen since 1803

Iowa May 8, 2024

Iowa facility where intellectually disabled residents were mistreated to close next month

The Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa, is set to permanently close after investigators determined intellectually disabled patients were mistreated at the facility.