Iowa

In the summer of 1820, as he led an army expedition across the territory that became Iowa, Capt. Stephen Kearney spotted “a large drove of Buffaloe … probably 5 thousand.” Of course, the animals weren’t buffalo. The big, shaggy beasts were bison. It doesn’t feel quite...

I had a chance to visit with Iowa Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Jim Juve about what happened on Febuary 3rd, 1959 outside of Clear Lake, IA. The Day the Music Died is observed on the anniversary of the day that three of the best up-and-coming American rock and roll musicians were...

Despite Iowa already seeing record-high temperatures, spring still isn't officially here yet. As Iowans are asking when warm weather will be here to stay, the Old Farmer's Almanac, Punxsutawney Phil and the newer Farmers' Almanac are all making predictions about when spring...

NORTHEAST MISSOURI & SOUTHEAST IOWA — Punxutawney Phil may have been right after all. The area will likely see its return of winter precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday, but it will not be snow. Our next weather maker is on track to initially start as freezing rain and...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday introduced a bill that would require high school students to pass a citizenship test in order to graduate.

After a brief period of spring-like warmth, winter weather is set to return with snow and ice in the forecast this week. A winter storm system is expected to move across the area on Wednesday, followed by another system this weekend bringing rain, freezing rain, sleet, and...

January felt like it's own year. We made it through January, arguably the worst of the winter months because it's the longest. We're all hanging in there with our seasonal depression and the awful, early sunsets. I don't know who signed off on allowing 4:30 p.m. sunsets but...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird are leading a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in demanding that Costco cease its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring policies, calling them unlawful and discriminatory. In a letter sent...

As you probably already know, Bill Gates is one of the richest and most powerful individuals on the planet. According to Forbes, he's currently the 7th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated $138.5 billion in his bank account. The Microsoft founder has been in the...

Governor Kim Reynolds has recommended an additional half a million dollars in state spending to support development of vaccines for bird flu and other foreign animal diseases. The current outbreak of avian influenza began three years ago and the first human case of bird flu in...