Iowa DNR releases online map detailing recovery from 2020 derecho
Five years ago this week, a devastating wind storm called a derecho blasted across Iowa and several other states, causing catastrophic damage to structures, crops and trees. The Iowa Department […]
Victims identified in fatal Glenwood shootings
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is releasing more information on a shooting and fire in Glenwood. The shooting victims have been identified as 38-year-old Brandon Oman, who died at […]
A new CEO for pipeline developer Summit Carbon Solutions
The company planning to build a carbon pipeline through Iowa and neighboring states has a new leadership team. The Iowa Capitol Dispatch was first to report that Joe Griffin, the […]
Northern Iowa coach accused of sexual exploitation of a minor
A northern Iowa girls’ track coach has been arrested and faces felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and grooming. Skyler Ahrens has been placed on administrative leave from […]
Rob Sand ‘taking time to learn,’ before releasing water quality plan
Democrat Rob Sand says Iowans are justifiably frustrated about water quality issues and he might call for new regulations if he’s elected governor — but Sand said today he is […]
Iowa State Fair opens in a downpour
The gates opened to the 2025 Iowa State Fair as thunderstorms moved over the fairgrounds dropping on and off waves of rain. State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons spoke at the […]
One of only two B-29s still flying lands in Iowa for tours, rides
Residents of Southside Des Moines are hearing an unfamiliar rumble in the skies. It’s not thunderstorms, but a squadron of World War Two-vintage aircraft. Jacques Robitaille, spokesman for the AirPower […]
Fire levels Dunlap service station, DNR fears impact on Boyer River
There’s concern about environmental damage from Wednesday’s fire that destroyed a western Iowa service station. The fire gutted Rockin K Solutions in the Crawford County town of Dunlap. No one […]
2 dead, 1 critically hurt, after shootings, explosion and fire in Glenwood
Officials in southwest Iowa are investigating a deadly shooting and fire in Glenwood on Wednesday night. In a press conference hours after the incident, Glenwood Police Chief Eric Johansen said […]
Southern rust poses threat to Iowa corn crops
A fungus that attacks corn has spread to more than 40 Iowa counties. Meaghan Anderson, an extension field agronomist with Iowa State University, says southern rust creates reddish-orange patches on […]