Articles Tagged: Iowa

It may come as a surprise to city dwellers excited by their home values that countless farmers are experiencing a real estate boom that makes residential prices pale in comparison.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A year after dropping charges against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants, prosecutors have dropped a second case against him.

Authorities say an Iowa police officer struck and killed a child with a patrol vehicle while headed to an apartment fire.

Ogden column: COVID still around, but plenty to celebrate in 2021

Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, of Merced was pulled over for driving aggressively on Interstate 80 in Cass County, Iowa, on Dec. 21. He had an AR-15-type rifle, ammunition and a grappling hook, among other items, authorities said.

Iowa History at Marion High is the number one most requested elective in the school.

Family of man who died from an infection unrelated to COVID believes he would have had a better chance of surviving had his transfer to a larger hospital not been delayed because of the pandemic.

Dave Miglin had crisscrossed the state multiple weekends to do anything from simply taking a photo by a town’s sign to visiting with locals on city streets, bars, tourist attractions and anywhere else he could strike up a conversation.

Caitlin, Clark, Colin Clark support each other on and off the fields and courts

Northwestern’s annual event will return in 2022

After experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths after the Thanksgiving holiday, Iowa goes into Christmas week with continued high widespread virus activity and no significant gains in vaccination.

The number of confirmed cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus has increased to 18 in Iowa, including in Linn and Johnson counties.

The National Weather Service said it confirmed 12 tornadoes Wednesday, six of them considered “significant” on a rating scale.

Storm blows over semi in Walford, killing the driver. It was the only reported fatality from the unusual December thunderstorm.

Truck drivers around the nation are seeing pay increases in the tens of thousands, and students are being offered six-figure salaries when they finish training programs.