President Donald Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for a March winter storm that impacted western Iowa.

A Des Moines man will face a life sentence after he was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder. Derrick Andray Earnest, 61, was convicted by a Polk County jury for the death of his then-girlfriend ...

Snow on the ground? In May? From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, May 28, 1925 Miss Selma Elizabeth Flodin was married to Gilman Braaten on Saturday, May 23, at the parsonage of Rev. G.G. Bieto. The ...

A joint federal, state and local damage assessment of the affected counties estimated that the severe weather resulted in more than $8 million worth of damage, according to the governor’s office.

Popular national parks brace for record-breaking visitation as peak summer travel approaches. But away from the spotlight, a ...

Army Sgt. Andrew Jay has been guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. He will make his final ...

See which Northern Nevada High school athletes will be competing in college; several schools have already held signing ...

Connor Capece finished with four RBIs to help the regular-season Big East champs advance to the tournament final, where the Jays are a win away from the automatic bid to ...

This weekend, people can fly down the slope at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park in Des Moines as it opens for its tubing season. Polk County Conservation officials have spent months getting ready for opening ...

Losing teachers to bigger districts at an alarming clip, tiny Martensdale-St. Marys (MSTM) was stuck. “They’d get offers from ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Six eastern Iowa schools received up to $20,000 in state funding to expand work-based learning opportunities. On Thursday, the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council ...

Also in the Capitol Notebook, the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 12 Iowa schools to help fund work-based and career-connected learning opportunities for ...