A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America ...

An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of ...

What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of Iowa was covered in ...

Governor Kim Reynolds says the U.S. Supreme Court made the right decision this week to uphold state laws barring transgender athletes from playing in school-sanctioned sports. In 2022, Reynolds signed ...

A wrong-way crash near Webster City claimed two lives. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was notified just after noon Wednesday of a white pickup truck that had entered the westbound lane of U.S.

Communities across the state are preparing for their annual Independence Day celebrations while also celebrating the country’s 250th birthday. Urbandale has one of the larger celebrations in central ...

For some Iowans, nothing is more American than gleaming chrome, shiny fenders and the sound of revving V8 engines, as this holiday weekend marks the 35th edition of the Speedway Motors Heartland ...

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says many college athletes aren’t prepared for the financial reality that comes with earning “Name, Image and Likeness” money. “This 18-year-old kid who has played ...

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says birthright citizenship has been exploited for too long and she’s co-sponsoring a bill that would limit U.S. citizenship to children born to a parent who’s a U.S.

A popular lake in northeast Iowa’s Black Hawk County is reopening this summer after a two-year, $3 million restoration effort through a state program. Park Ranger Al Finke says Casey Lake in Hickory ...

Sioux County's Board of Supervisors held an informational meeting this week about a data center proposal. (KSOU photo) Developers hoping to build a data center on a partially developed site in ...

It’s now been more than 31 years since Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished from her apartment building’s parking lot while about to leave for the early morning shift. To mark the ...