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Vice President JD Vance is hitting the road again—this time back to Iowa for a high-stakes rally in Council Bluffs, where he’s rallying GOP support ahead of November’s elections and laying groundwork for his own...

Iowa’s state employee pay reveals a puzzling split: while overall executive branch salaries dropped 7.6% over a decade, the governor’s office surged 35% (inflation-adjusted), and the secretary of state’s office rose...

The University of Iowa is set to demolish the historic Latino Native American Cultural Center to make way for a major road expansion on Melrose Avenue and Byington Road — a project officials say has been years in the...

Monarch butterflies are on their epic southern migration, with millions flying through Iowa in mid-September en route to Mexico—38% of those reaching their winter haven hail from the upper Midwest. Iowa’s commitment to...

Measles is surging in Iowa with 38 confirmed cases — a dramatic spike from just one case before mid-August. Most cases (36) involve unvaccinated or unknown-vaccination-status individuals, with 22 falling in teens and...

A Des Moines mom and nurse woke up to four feet of sewage flooding her basement after a city sewer backup — losing nearly everything she owned, including irreplaceable family photos and recipes. With no flood or sewer...

Former Iowa resident Brandon Scott Baker has pleaded guilty to federal charges including sexual exploitation of a child, transporting a minor for sex acts, and possession of child pornography — some dating back to 2013...

A Michigan man was convicted in Iowa after a chilling Amber Alert case that began when a 12-year-old girl vanished — only to be found hours later across state lines. The teen, who had been online chatting with the...

The University of Iowa is racing to name a permanent executive director for its new Center for Intellectual Freedom by October’s end, narrowing down 62 applicants to 11 finalists. Born from a 2025 Iowa law aimed at...

Gas prices in Iowa are hitting record highs, with the average at $4.36 a gallon—just 40 cents shy of last year’s peak—and national averages even higher at $4.44. Global tensions, Middle East conflicts, and a major Saudi...

A raccoon found passed out in a dumpster behind Des Moines’ Exile Brewing turned into an internet sensation—nicknamed “Trashed Panda” for napping off a food coma fueled by brewery leftovers. Animal control confirmed he...

A newborn was found dead in a trash bag at a Perry, Iowa daycare after a frantic emergency call led to the arrest of 20-year-old employee Stephanie Ubaldo. Authorities say she gave birth on-site, then intentionally...

Iowa’s weather is turning wild—start your day foggy, but brace for a heatwave hitting the seventies and even eighties. Don’t relax though: humid air means storms are rolling back in tonight and Friday, with northern...

Iowa’s drought crisis is officially in the rearview mirror, with 86% of the state now free from dryness or drought—thanks to a major rain system that dumped over two inches across eastern Iowa and nearly three inches in...

A 20-year-old woman, Stephanie Ubaldo, faces first-degree murder charges after her newborn was found dead in a trash bin at a daycare in Perry, Iowa. Allegedly giving birth in the facility’s bathroom, she reportedly...