Many law enforcement outlets across Iowa use specially-trained dogs to help solve crimes, but the Des Moines Fire Department is believed to be the first to deploy a full-time arson dog. A 30-year veteran of […]

Davenport officials say an apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday is unstable and will be demolished. A woman was rescued from the building Monday — more than 24 hours after the western side of the […]

Iowans who are spending part of their Memorial Day looking for a place to rent for their upcoming summer vacation need to be wary of scams. Consumer protection expert Michelle Reinen advises everyone to do […]

Davenport’s Fire Chief says one more person was rescued from the rubble of the apartment building that collapsed Sunday evening. Chief Mark Carlsten held a briefing this morning, and says that person was taken to […]

4A 1. Dowling Catholic (9-1), LW #1 2. Ankeny Centennial (8-0), LW #2 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (10-0), LW #4 4. Johnston (8-2), LW #3 5.Cedar Rapids Kennedy (10-2), LW #7 6. Southeast Polk (10-2), […]

The search continues this morning in Davenport after an apartment building collapsed Sunday. The city held a briefing where Fire Chief Mark Carlsten described the situation. “Crews arrived on scene and found a six-story apartment […]

The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum at Camp Dodge is open today and providing a free breakfast to continue what has become a tradition on Memorial Day. Museum curator Mike Vogt says several other things are […]

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and Iowans who spend any time enjoying the outdoors need to be on-guard for ticks, as Lyme disease cases are on the rise in the state. […]

First responders have recovered the body of a swimmer who went missing in Lake Red Rock. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call at about 7:30 Saturday night that a group of young […]

The population of the eastern Iowa community of Tiffin jumped 11% last year, making it Iowa’s fastest growing town. Tiffin is about a 15 minute drive from Iowa City. The latest estimates from the U-S […]

For the fourth time in her record-setting career, Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is now onboard the International Space Station, this time as the first female commander of a private space mission. During a question-and-answer session […]

A western Iowa water system is one step away from forcing users to ration their use after draining seven water towers dry. Avoca Regional Water Plant general manager Tom Kallmann says,  “In simplest terms we […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that will let teenagers work longer hours in Iowa and be paid to work in some jobs that are off limits to minors today. “Honestly, it […]

A crash in eastern Iowa early this  morning killed a truck driver and several of the cattle he’d been hauling. Davenport police say a semi with a livestock trailer lost control about 3 a.m. and […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the family of a  bartender who balanced beer on her bosom. Exile Brewing created a beer in 2012 called “Ruthie” in honor of Ruth Bisignano, who […]

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources official says boaters and anglers play a key role in preventing the spread of invasive species that harm fish and native plants in lakes and rivers. Mike Hawkins is […]

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says he was caught off guard by the sudden retirement of Hawkeye Athletic Director Gary Barta. The school announced Barta will retire on August first after serving 17 years as […]

Ceremonies are planned across the state Monday for Memorial Day. Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs spokesman Karl Lettow  says they are hosting two pubic events. “Our official state of Iowa Memorial Day ceremony is out […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. Supreme Court has put the genie back in the bottle when it comes to the Clean Water Act. The court’s decision on the E-P-A’s so-called Waters of the […]

A University of Iowa study finds automobile insurance premiums dropped in other states after they legalized medical marijuana, suggesting that driving while high may not be quite as dangerous as driving drunk. Cameron Ellis, a […]