Des Moines IA

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — Officials have released the name of a Pleasant Hill man who died after being pulled from Copper Creek Lake last week. Capt. Amy Kramer, Public Information Officer for the Pleasant Hill Police Department, said rescue crews responded to the lake on Friday afternoon and located Greg Lewis in the...

Look out for low-flying helicopters over the next couple of weeks. From September 22nd to October 4th, ITC Midwest is inspecting power lines across Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Iowa's state forestry nursery wants your black walnuts. It's part of a seedling program they offer, where Iowans can get young trees. This year they'll plant about two thousand bushels of walnut seeds. They will pay $5 a bushel for the nuts. When measuring at home, a bushel is equal to about two five-gallon buckets.

Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa’s public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education Association regional director for 27 years until retiring. He can be reached at [email protected]. Schools are in full swing....

Three construction workers are heroes to not just a family they saved but their community after stepping up during an emergency.

The Iowa Natural Resource Commission discussed the possibility of increasing hunting, fishing and trapping by 5% at their monthly meeting. Commissioners and those who spoke on the issue Thursday say the increase could help the DNR do more to conserve and restore wildlife habitat. Commissioner K.R. Buck says the issue...

Check your Powerball tickets, Iowa! Someone in the Hawkeye State has matched 5 Powerball numbers from Saturday night's drawing to claim a $1 million prize.

(WBRE/WYOU) — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a geomagnetic storm might make the Northern Lights visible in Pennsylvania. According to a NOAA alert, the geomagnetic storm is a three out of five, which is considered a strong storm. You can visit NOAA’s site for the scale...

Six states, including Iowa, joined forces in what’s called the Monarch Highway initiative.

The Staudes allegedly put the infant in a trash bag — while he was still alive. They then reportedly discarded the trash bag in a ditch along the road. The post New mom who ignored her baby's cries for 2 days before throwing him in trash while still alive and ditching him along snowy road set to receive fate first...