4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (201+ words) Iowa landowners and community members are being asked to help researchers track monarch butterflies as they migrate south to Mexico this fall. Researchers with the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium are looking for reports of monarchs gathering in clusters, known as…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (142+ words) A 2-year-old has died after falling into a pool in eastern Iowa. The Scott County Sheriff's Office said the child was underwater for an unknown amount of time. Family members found her and began lifesaving efforts. She was flown to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (128+ words) Des Moines City Council approved the use of the 5th and Walnut parking garage roof for the Streetstyle Open, where skaters will compete on September 26. Skaters from across the country will soon gather in Des Moines for the Streetstyle Open, which…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (376+ words) A public comment session at the West Des Moines School Board meeting focused on concerns about a rainbow flag allegedly displayed in a Jordan Creek Elementary classroom. Public comment at the West Des Moines school board meeting Tuesday night lasted…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (689+ words) Investigators have identified a new person of interest in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of Iowa college student Tammy Zywicki, according to an announcement Sunday from the Illinois State Police and the FBI. Aug. 23 marks 34 years since Zywicki disappeared while…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) Two Midland Power Cooperative employees were honored Wednesday for rescuing a 76-year-old Boone woman who spent about three hours injured and stranded outside her home. Penny LaMar surprised foreman Justin Schmidt and journeyman lineman Gerod Schafer during a ceremony at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Authorities have publicly identified the woman who was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in Stuart and the state trooper who was wounded by the alleged gunman. Previous video above: Iowa DCI gives update on deadly shooting in Stuart Austin Nichols…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (477+ words) Two years ago, Gateway High School Principal Aaron Ruff doubted the Ottumwa district's plan to limit students from using their phones, a year before a state law required all districts to do so. "I was skeptical. I saw how much…...