Iowa

This week’s election results in Iowa turned out to be a bellwether for the country in hindsight. Three of the state’s four congressional districts flipped from Republicans to Democrats. Democrat Josh Turek won the open U.S. Senate seat vacated by Republican Joni Ernst. Rob Sand became the first Democrat to be elected governor since Chet […]

MERCER CO., Ill. (KWQC) - A chase ended when a man crashed into a Keithsburg home Thursday, deputies say. Mercer County deputies and New Boston Police officers were trying to get in contact with Joshua Chapman, 43, who had an outstanding warrant from the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to a media release.

Federal officials identified five people arrested by ICE in Iowa in October, including one person taken into custody in Pottawattamie County. Originally published by Iowa Pulse . For more verified Iowa news and real-time updates, follow Iowa Pulse.

Sunshine and mild November afternoons are giving the Quad Cities a comfortable start to the week, but a colder change is approaching. Temperatures could fall from 62 degrees to just 30 degrees by Thursday night, bringing freezing conditions back into focus across eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Chicago man has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $83,000 in restitution after working as a courier in a scam targeting an elderly Iowa couple. The Polk County District Court sentenced 28-year-old Ali Mohammed Murtuza Syed after he pleaded guilty...

A Christian religious education program is expanding its reach in Iowa, including in the Des Moines metro area. LifeWise Academy first came to Iowa in 2022. A 2025 state law that allows public school students to be excused from school to attend religious instruction courses for up to five hours a week boosted interest and helped LifeWise expand to 37 schools across 24 districts. Students were allowed to leave school for religious instruction before Iowa's law took effect. A 1952 U.S. Supreme Cou

Your Kum & Go &Rewards points didn’t carry over when the store became Maverik. The changes go well past this. Here’s what Iowans should know now that Kum & Go is Maverik. Maverik confirmed in November 2024 that it planned to put its name on the Kum & Go stores it kept, aiming for one brand across its footprint.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A 15-year-old boy is facing several charges after leading Linn County deputies on a chase Saturday night. It all started around 9 p.m. when a Linn County Sheriff's Deputy tried to stop a car traveling 97 mph on Highway 100. The car didn't stop and...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —South Dakota State running back Josiah Johnson scored a pair of touchdowns and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season to lead the fifth-ranked Jackrabbits to a 41-15 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action Saturday afternoon at the UNI-Dome. With their third victory in a row, the Jackrabbits […]

(Underside of Iowa Capitol Rotunda - KIWA Staff Stock Photo) Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Governor-elect Rob Sand says he’d like to meet with 14 of the 16 state agency directors as he considers who might fit in his administration in January. During taping of “Iowa Press” on...