Iowa

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) -- Hope you got a chance to cover up any of your precious outdoor plants as our first fall freeze has arrived right on time. After an icy start to the day with temperatures in the lower 30’s, we’re finally starting to see readings rebounding across much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.

Plans to turn Burlington’s former Big Muddy’s restaurant into a Mississippi River attraction are moving forward, with $150,000 in donations committed. Des Moines County Conservation Executive Director Chris Lee says organizers are working to determine the cost of restoring and flood-proofing the historic building at 710 North Front Street before launching a major fundraising campaign.

Violence Free Iowa’s most recent report shows 28 people in Iowa died from domestic violence in the 2025 fiscal year. Spokesperson Ruxandra Marcu says deaths have gone up since the state started tracking them in 1995. Marcu says they look beyond the numbers when they look for solutions. ....

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Slaughterhouse haunted attraction in downtown Des Moines has been scaring Iowans for 15 years. The underground haunted experience is featuring expanded scares this year, as well as more fun for everyone. Ian Von Slaughter, CEO of the Slaughterhouse, said this is their biggest year yet. “We have expanded our swamp […]

Oversized Halloween inflatables have become a fixture on farms and downtown streets every October, but most of them stay tied down. Two giant inflatable pumpkins broke loose in two different states within days of each other this week, and both runaway decorations were caught on camera, according to BroBible . The first inflatable pumpkin escaped on Sunday from Phillips Farms of Cary in North Carolina, which was hosting its annual Pumpkinfest. Video posted by the farm shows the massive orange dec

Iowa’s disabled veteran homestead credit still wipes out the entire property tax bill on a home, but for applications submitted on or after July 1, 2026, the protected “homestead” now stops at half an acre. A new state law, 2026 Iowa Acts, SF 2472, redrew the boundary, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. Veterans […] The post Iowa disabled veterans who apply for the full homestead property tax credit on or after July 1, 2026 can cover only a half acre under a new state law appeared fir

GENESEO — A Davenport woman whose botched burglary attempt made news when she became stuck between the walls of a Geneseo business was sentenced in Henry County Circuit Court Friday. Caleigh Gottsche, 27, was sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in July...

(Des Moines) A car-pedestrian accident Thursday night in Lucas County has killed the brother-in-law of Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 8:21 p.m. on Highway 34 east of 127th Avenue. Authorities say 42-year-old Walter E. Lauridsen II of Des Moines died in the crash.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A North Liberty woman faces an assault charge after police say she pointed a handgun at a mother during a confrontation over a dog defecating on her lawn. Crystal Harper is charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor, in connection with...

When Casey Westlake had her first mammogram around a year ago, she was told everyone gets called back in. So when she was asked to stop by for another round of imaging, she knew not to panic. After that, however, Westlake got called in for a biopsy. “I opened the biopsy results Sunday night, I […]