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An Iowan is now the holder of the “Order of the Gray Dragon” recognizing the person with the earliest entry date into the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program. Navy veteran Robert Mowry was given the award […]

The University of Iowa is moving forward with plans to construct a new hydraulic modeling facility for the College of Engineering. U-I Vice President, Rod Lenhertz, in a presentation to the Regents, says the facility […]

Farmers made a lot of progress planting corn and beans last week. The U.S.D.A. report says the amount of corn planted reached 39% complete — up from 13% the week before. That is four days […]

Forecasters say there’s an elevated risk of severe weather late this afternoon and tonight for much of the state, especially western and central Iowa. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service, says that includes […]

The Archbishop of the Dubuque Catholic Diocese says a priest has been charged with sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his time in Iowa. A statement from Archbishop Thomas Zinkula says Father Leo Riley has […]

Four people were injured and one of them died after an EF-2 tornado tore through a good portion of Pottawattamie County. County Public Relations Manager Craig Carlsen says the town of Minden was the hardest […]

Emergency responders are stretched thin after Friday’s severe storms spun off at least 17 tornadoes in Iowa, damaging dozens of homes and claiming a life in Minden. Josh Murray, communications director for the American Red […]

Two suspects are now charged in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in a Webster County ditch on Friday by a letter carrier. Webster County Sheriff’s deputies reported they located […]

The experts say at least 17 tornadoes touched down in Iowa on Friday afternoon and evening, including perhaps a half-dozen that are classified as EF2s, with winds up to 135 miles an hour. Meteorologist Craig […]

A man who was injured when a tornado struck Minden on Friday has died. Officials say about 50 homes in the western Iowa community of Minden were destroyed by Friday’s tornado and dozens more were […]