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Woman dies in apartment fire More>>
Camp Sites for Memorial Day Weekend Up for Grabs More>>
Authorities are investigating a break-in at a house in Latimer in northern Iowa where the resident's 3-month-old puppy was shot and killed. More>>
Decades after the alleged abuse, a man who says he was molested by a prominent scoutmaster in Davenport has filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America. More>>
A 43-year-old Clinton man has been sentenced to two months behind bars and ordered to pay nearly $143,000 in restitution for Social Security fraud. More>>
Hunters in Iowa killed about 4.5% fewer deer during the recent hunting seasons. More>>
University of Northern Iowa leaders plan to announce their recommendations for the future of the K-12 laboratory school operated by its College of Education. More>>
A poll shows support for some education proposals backed by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. More>>
An Iowa prisoner who escaped from a Coralville residential correctional facility for several months last summer has been captured after another escape. More>>
A Polk County jury Tuesday convicted a North Carolina man of hitting a Des Moines police officer with his pickup truck back in August. More>>
It almost seemed like spring Tuesday with temperatures topping out at 48 degrees. While many people are enjoying it, there is at least one drawback.
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There's a rift between Simpson College and their Indianola neighbors. More>>
Free tax help at Ankeny and Urban DMACC campuses. More>>
Iowa teenagers are granted a special privilege earlier than many other states, and too often that leads to tragic accidents. More>>
An Iowa woman sickened for weeks after eating tainted sprouts has filed a lawsuit accusing sandwich chain Jimmy John's of serving unsafe food. More>>
White powder that spilled from an envelope raised an alarm at Drake University in Des Moines. More>>
Legislators say they have struck a deal to increase this year's spending on the state's prison system to avoid layoffs of guards. More>>
Another egg has shown up in the nest of a famous northeast Iowa eagle family. More>>
Vandals have struck a northwest Cedar Rapids neighborhood, marring vehicles, mailboxes and garage doors with the letters KKK. More>>
Health officials suspect a norovirus outbreak is behind dozens of students getting sick in the Independence school district in northeast Iowa. More>>
Last year, Gov. Branstad signed a law banning a half-dozen synthetic drugs, but the way the law is written makes it very easy for manufacturers to get around. More>>
Officials say a woman whose three-year-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert has been arrested in Des Moines. More>>
Visiting his elderly mother in the hospital not only makes 58 year old Steve Petty from Adair a good son, but it also made him very rich. More>>
Poor performance according to study More>>
The children of a 95-year-old Iowa woman killed with three friends while celebrating her birthday are suing a truck driver blamed for causing the accident. More>>
A 29-year-old Waterloo woman who had been working as a waitress has been sentenced for stealing credit card information from her customers to make new cards. More>>
A majority of those who responded in a recent poll said they favored legislative efforts to cut commercial property taxes. More>>
A Powerball ticket sold in west-central Iowa can be cashed in for a $1 million prize. More>>
A 20-year-old man wearing only underwear has been arrested at building that houses the Polk County prosecutors' office in Des Moines. More>>
New details Sunday in a southwest Iowa plane crash. More>>
The poll has Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney all beating Obama. More>>
Two people in Northwest Iowa are recovering after being attacked by a pit bull. More>>
The online world is flocking again to see the newest egg laid by a famous Iowa eagle family. More>>
BaconFest draws huge crowds. More>>
Early Friday afternoon staff at East High School in Des Moines called for an ambulance for three students who were disoriented, pale and having a hard time communicating.
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Every January, Jerry Holub puts up a sign that says, "Now Taking Applications." But this year the response isn't the same. More>>
Bill passed 93 to 2 in House. More>>
Michael Nemmers fell from a third story balcony at 35th and Grand Ave. More>>
Two members of the Iowa Board of Regents are warning that spending cuts being debate in the Legislature could lead to another tuition increase. More>>
A 19-year-old man has denied accusations that he sexually abused an underage student while working at a western Iowa high school. More>>
She became the first girl to ever win a contested match at the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament. More>>
The latest three-month forecast from the National Weather Service says there's little chance of major spring flooding in Iowa. More>>
Family and friends of 28-year-old Kirby Praseuth gathered Thursday night to remember him. More>>
Officials and residents relieved after arrest. More>>
Imported dresses find place in Iowa. More>>
An Amber Alert issued for an abducted three-year-old Iowa boy has been cancelled by law enforcement. More>>
The NAACP says the Iowa Civil Rights Commission has been dismissing complaints at an alarming rate. More>>
Gong Fu Tea and La Quercia have one thing in common: both of their products were consumed by the Vice President of China. More>>
In front of more than 650 guests at the Statehouse Wednesday night, Gov. Terry Branstad and Vice President Xi Jinping reflected on their first meeting.
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You could say the Downtown Des Moines Marriott is having a good year so far. More>>
Even though this is an opportunity for the international spotlight to shine on Iowa, it's also an opportunity for people who oppose the Chinese Government to have their voices heard. More>>
Gov. Terry Branstad has signed into law a measure toughening penalties for domestic abuse cases that involve choking but not killing someone. More>>
The Iowa House has approved a measure that would spend an extra $6.5 million this year on the Corrections Department to avoid widespread layoffs of prison guards. More>>
Authorities have charged a western Iowa woman with 93 counts of animal neglect. More>>
Police Chief Tim Carmody says in a news release that Lt. David Beshey was taken into custody on Tuesday, after an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. More>>
A former Webster County dispatch supervisor has been given two years of probation for stealing from the dispatch office. More>>
Kimberley Farms of Maxwell is excited to host the Vice President of China, Xi Jinping, on Thursday. More>>
The report showed city commercial property values down by $336 million. More>>
His work in the study of crystallography earned him a place on a list few scientists are on. More>>
Iowa officials have been investigating an incident involving prison workers at the state's Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. More>>
Two people have been killed and at least four people have been injured in a collision in northern Iowa. More>>
State regulators have scheduled a series of public meetings to gather input on MidAmerican Energy's plans to increase electric rates by 3 to 4 percent this year to cover rising costs. More>>
An April trial is scheduled for a central Iowa woman accused of killing her newborn twin daughters and hiding their bodies in the trunk of her car. More>>
Des Moines city leaders are concerned that too many convenience stores are too easily getting liquor licenses to sell hard booze.
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The bailout has saved Europe, for now, but it's unlikely to save Greece. More>>
It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed. More>>
After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece €130 billion ($170 billion) in additional bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default... More>>
President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports. More>>
Americans are getting an election-year tax present. Congress voted with rare speed and cooperation Friday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and to renew unemployment benefits for millions... More>>
Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to cover fewer people by the end of the year. More>>
A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their... More>>
Construction of single-family homes in the U.S. cooled off slightly in January after surging in the final month last year. But a rise in permits suggests builders are growing more confident that more buyers are ready to come... More>>
The 17-nation eurozone has one foot in recession, according to official figures showing the economy contracted 0.3 percent in the final three months of 2011 from the previous quarter, a clear sign that Europe's debt... More>>
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress Tuesday that the president's new $3.8 trillion spending plan would impose new taxes on only 2 percent of the nation's wealthiest families and the alternative would be... More>>
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