1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (155+ words) Des Moines firefighters came together to surprise a brave 7-year-old battling cancer at Blank Children's Hospital. The Des Moines Fire Department put together the plan after learning Preston loves fire trucks. Crews rolled up with fire engines and an ambulance…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (134+ words) The South Central Calhoun School District in northwest Iowa is mourning the death of a sixth-grade student. The district said the student was part of the middle school community. The school has not shared the name of the student or…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) Deputies in southwest Iowa arrested a man for allegedly threatening a school board member before a meeting about a teacher's contract vote. Eric Ballanger, 52, is facing a terrorism threat charge, according to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (144+ words) A 64-year-old Dixon man was flown to a Des Moines-area hospital Tuesday after his semi-truck was struck by a train just east of Grinnell. The Poweshiek County Communications Center received a 911 call about the crash shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the 3800 block…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (111+ words) An Ottumwa student who just finished fifth grade has died. The Ottumwa Community School District says Charlotte Pilcher was preparing to start sixth grade at Liberty Intermediate School. In a Facebook post, school leaders call her loss deeply felt by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (887+ words) Poll shows widespread concern about government corruption as Iowa candidates campaign on reform Iowa candidates are spending millions of dollars trying to convince voters they are different from their opponents. But across campaign ads and stump speeches in some of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (851+ words) At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (180+ words) A tubing trip on the Iowa River turned into a late-night search and rescue after a woman was reported missing Saturday evening. Steamboat Rock Fire and Rescue was called at approximately 8:40 p.m. after the woman was reported missing on the river....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) Starting July 1, changes to federal student loan programs took effect as a part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Here's what Chad Olson, Iowa State's director of student financial aid, says people should know: Parents' ability to borrow for…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (546+ words) Funding gaps and government shutdowns haven’t always been a regular topic of conversation when Congress debates federal spending. The federal government shut down just after midnight Wednesday, making it the 21st funding gap and 11th shutdown since 1977, according to an analysis by…...