Election 2024: Why does Iowa kick off the presidential campaign?
Iowa's caucuses started modestly some 50 years ago. But they grew to hold a pivotal role in how the U.S. chooses a president.
Perry High School shooting: Daughter of principal hurt in Iowa shooting describes dad as a ‘gentle giant’
A day after a shooting sent bullets flying inside a small-town Iowa high school, leaving a sixth grader dead and five others wounded, the community of Perry is somber.
Iowa caucuses explained: Everything you need to know ahead of the primary season
The race for the White House officially begins in less than two weeks.
Iowa school shooting: 6th grade student killed, 5 others wounded
Police said a 17-year-old student shot five students and one administrator at Perry High School in Iowa before turning the gun on himself. One of the students, a sixth-grader, died.
Rare blonde raccoon becomes frequent visitor at Iowa home
A unique and rarely seen blonde raccoon has become a frequent guest for one Iowa homeowner.
Iowa Lottery posts wrong Powerball numbers — but mistaken winners can keep winnings
A "human reporting error" resulted in the wrong numbers being published after the draw, and some players became lucky losers.
1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered at Iowa farm following bird flu case
An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered after bird flu was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week.
Missing golden retriever found safe after being gone for nearly 5 months
Molly, who went missing in June, was recently found in a corn field by a farmer who quite literally bumped into her.
College student accused in TikTok cancer hoax dodges jail despite scamming more than 400 people
Madison Russo of Iowa collected nearly $40,000 from unsuspecting donors.
Iowa firefighter arrested and charged in 13-arson spree
A 60-year-old Iowa firefighter, Kendall Eugene Rhoads, has been arrested and faces 13 counts of arson along with a charge of reckless use of fire or explosives, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's Office.
'I fell into my chair': Iowa couple wins $2M Powerball prize after losing home in tornado
A tornado destroyed the couple's home in 2001, and it took several years for them to start to rebuild.
'He wanted to end his life': Iowa officers rescue man about to jump off bridge
Dashcam video showed the moment to officers jumping into action to save a man who wanted to end his life.
Funeral home workers startled when 'dead' woman starts breathing
The 66-year-old Iowa woman had been pronounced dead at hospice but “gasped for air” when funeral home staff opened the body bag, state officials say.
Iowa woman faked cancer diagnosis to rake in thousands in donations: police
Court documents said some photos of the 19-year-old's supposed treatment appear to have been taken at her apartment instead of a medical office.
Iowa official's wife charged with 52 counts of voter fraud
Kim Phuong Taylor filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020, federal prosecutors said.
Iowa couple allegedly drowned their newborn in bathtub, police say
Authorities say a northern Iowa couple drowned their newborn in a bathtub shortly after she was born, fearing her cries would draw the attention of police.
Teen human trafficking victim, who pleaded guilty to killing rapist, escapes custody in Iowa
Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim, who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her, escaped from a women's center where she was serving her probation sentence.
Trump returning to Iowa for midterm rally as he teases 2024 run
Returning to Iowa will likely further speculation about Trump's political future.
Iowa judge orders teenage human trafficking victim to pay $150K in restitution to family of rapist she killed
An Iowa teenage sex trafficking victim who stabbed her rapist to death was sentenced by a judge on Tuesday to five years of closely supervised probation and must pay $150,000 restitution to her abuser's family.
Missing dogs found bound with rope, shot in the head: ‘Inhumane, barbaric’
Logan Lank said his dogs went missing last month and were found dead underneath a bridge in Iowa.