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The National Weather Service says a tornado that killed a woman near Adair was EF2 strength. The preliminary report from the NWS  says the tornado had estimated peak winds of 120-130 miles-an-hour. The path of […]

Two men who say they were abused by priests joined the Iowa Senate’s Democratic leader today in calling on Iowa lawmakers to do more for victims of child sex abuse. Senator Janet Petersen, a Democrat […]

A Winnebago County Supervisor was arrested for public intoxication following the group’s meeting Tuesday. The Forest City Police Department responded to an anonymous call to the State Patrol that Supervisor Mike Stensrud appeared to be […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has rejected a plan to restrict the authority of Iowa’s attorney general. Reynolds says she shares concerns raised by Republican lawmakers about having Attorney General Tom Miller join lawsuits challenging Trump […]

What may be Iowa’s first tornado of 2019 claimed a life early this morning in the southwest corner of the state. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chad Hahn says there is severe storm damage in both […]

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery has named Billy Taylor as an assistant coach on his basketball staff. Taylor replaces Andrew Francis, who left after nine years to join the staff at the University of California. […]

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney was in Pacific Junction Tuesday, visiting with a couple who are among the hundreds of southwest Iowans who still can’t live in their homes more than two months after the […]

One person died, another was injured, during a possible tornado touchdown early this morning in western Iowa’s Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff’s office received a cellular 911 call at around about a residence that […]

Musicians from across the region will lend their talents to a benefit concert later this week, the proceeds from which will go to the victims of this spring’s Missouri River flooding. The Shamrock Theater in […]

Former Texas Congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto  O’Rourke says President Trump’s trade policies have destroyed decades of work to open foreign markets to U.S. corn, soybeans and other commodities. An Iowa farmer asked […]

Abortion rights supporters rallied at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday, part of nationwide protests against new abortion restrictions in other states. “This is an attack on each and every single one of us,” Erin Davison-Rippey, stae […]

The ACLU of Iowa is suing the Adams County Sheriff’s Department — claiming a simple misdemeanor harassment charge filed against a Red Oak man violated his free speech rights. The charge was filed after Jon […]

There’s been a delay in the sentencing of a former reality TV star involved in a deadly crash on a rural Iowa road. Chris Soules of Arlington was featured on “The Bachelor” in 2015. He […]

Zero Fatalities Iowa has won a national grant to continue its efforts to educate drivers about the dangers of driving drowsy. Tracey Bramble of the Iowa DOT says the started the campaign two years ago […]

Iowa senior guard Jordan Bohannon will undergo a hip scope on Wednesday at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Bohannon will be out for an indefinite period of time, and will be reevaluated throughout […]

Governor Kim Reynolds was at an award-winning brewery in Decorah today for a ceremony to approve a law that will likely expand the variety of alcoholic beverages produced in the state. The new law, which […]

The 10 “Dressbarn” stories in Iowa are closing. The parent company that owns the budget clothing chain is shutting down all 650 Dressbarn stores in the United States. The company also owns Ann Taylor and […]

A northern Iowa community is the second in the stat to be designated an “age-friendly town.” AARP has designated Charles City as the next livable community in Iowa. The city has been piloting the program […]

Iowans who plan a trip over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend will need to plot their route carefully as many roads across the region are closed either by flooding or by flood damage. Rose White, […]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke toured flooded businesses in Davenport Monday afternoon. “As we just saw in Davenport and in the other side of the state up against the Missouri, climate change is here. It […]