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
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.
May 7, 2024 Court clears way for high-voltage power line set to cross Mississippi River refuge A federal appeals court has approved the construction of a controversial, high-voltage power line that is set to cross a Mississippi River refuge.
May 3, 2024 Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law The U.S. Department of Justice has said that it intends to sue Iowa over a law that makes it a crime for a person to be in the state if they were previously denied admission to the U.S.
April 26, 2024 Meet the American who invented the gas-powered tractor, entrepreneur John Froelich, helped feed the world John Froelich, the oldest son of German immigrants, was born in Iowa in 1849. The grain mill operator tinkered away on a gasoline traction, the tractor, that changed global agriculture.
April 25, 2024 Body found in northwest Iowa field believed to be trucker missing since November A body discovered Wednesday in an Iowa field is believed to be that of 53-year-old Wall Lake resident David Schultz, a truck driver who went missing just before Thanksgiving.
April 16, 2024 Caitlin Clark's high school coach 'so proud' after Iowa star's WNBA draft selection: 'Pretty surreal' Dowling Catholic High School basketball coach Kristin Meyer reacts to her former player Caitlin Clark being drafted as the number one pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.
April 15, 2024 13-year-old girl fatally shot in Iowa, 12-year-old boy in custody A 13-year-old girl was found fatally shot at a home in Eldora, Iowa, early Sunday morning. A 12-year-old boy was subsequently taken into custody.
April 11, 2024 GOP governor signs bill allowing local authorities to arrest certain migrants, 'enforce immigration laws' Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a bill that allows local police to arrest illegal immigrants in the Hawkeye State who were previously deported.
April 10, 2024 Cicada invasion: An ‘amazing’ American phenomenon and bonanza for anglers The U.S. is expecting an invasion of noisy mating cicadas in the coming weeks, which will pose nuisance for some gardeners and an opportunity for others like anglers.