Iowa

Police scour Iowa park after hunters find 2 bodies

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) -- Investigators scoured a rural wildlife area in northeastern Iowa for clues Thursday after hunters found dead bodies believed to be those of two young cousins who...

news / nation Thu, Dec 06, 2012 - 3:46pm

Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) -- Hunters discovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be the young Iowa cousins who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities said. The families of...

news / nation Wed, Dec 05, 2012 - 7:45pm

Iowa athletic official resign overs sexual allegations

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A University of Iowa athletics department official who resigned this week had been accused of trading football tickets and money for sexual favors and inappropriately...

sports / college Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - 10:51am

A powerful storm raked across Creston, Iowa, over the night on Saturday, April 14, 2012, leaving a wake of overturned cars, downed power lines, property damage to homes, the hospital and Southwestern Community College. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave, The Register)

Storms bear down on Midwest, tornadoes hit multiple states

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains on Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather struck, and forecasters warned that severe storms could possibly...

news Sun, Apr 15, 2012 - 6:51am

Bachmann cancels campaign trip to S.C.

The Associated Press is reporting this morning via Twitter that Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has canceled a campaign trip to South Carolina after finishing last Tuesday in the caucuses in...

news / nation Wed, Jan 04, 2012 - 7:51am

Commentary: Iowa's still a bookie's nightmare

OTTUMWA, Iowa -- Is Rick Santorum the next non-Romney to emerge from the pack? Could he conceivably win Iowa? That these are plausible questions tells you all you need to...

opinion / commentary Thu, Dec 22, 2011 - 12:00am

Iowa boy dies after being struck by school bus

JANESVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say an 11-year-old Janesville boy who was struck by a school bus has died of his injuries. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened...

news / nation Tue, Nov 01, 2011 - 12:58pm

Iowa farmer dies after ammonia leaks

PILOT MOUND, Iowa (AP) -- A 74-year-old farmer has died after anhydrous ammonia leaked from a tank in central Iowa. Authorities say a hose broke, allowing the fertilizer out of...

news / nation Mon, Oct 31, 2011 - 10:05am

Minn. man accused of stealing pigs in Iowa

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say a Minnesota man has been arrested in the theft of several hundred feeder pigs from producers in Mitchell County in northern Iowa. The Globe...

news / nation Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - 3:36pm

Gay marriage rallies reignite issue in Iowa

DES MOINES - Supporters and opponents of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage lobbied lawmakers, rallied on the Capitol steps and reignited the debate over who should be allowed...

news / nation Wed, Mar 16, 2011 - 11:09am

Australorp hen in SE Iowa lays 'egg-normous' prize

BONAPARTE, Iowa (AP) - A hen in southeast Iowa has provided its owner with a prize he calls "egg-normous." It's a 4.1-ounce beauty that's about twice the size of large...

news Tue, Mar 01, 2011 - 9:21am

Sarah Palin visits northwest Iowa

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- It wasn't just any old holiday season shopping day Thursday at the Spirit Lake Walmart. Politician-author-reality show star Sarah Palin, in the midst of a nine...

news / nation Fri, Dec 03, 2010 - 10:40am

In this June 6, 2010 file photo, Austin "Jack" DeCoster, right, appears in a Lewiston, Maine, court with Timothy O'Brien, a lawyer representing Maine Contract Farming, LLC, on 10 counts of animal cruelty stemming from an undercover investigation in 2009 by Mercy For Animals at the Turner egg farm. Maine Contract Farming, LLC, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $134,674.11 in fines and restitutions. Friends and colleagues say DeCoster, who also owns of an Iowa egg farm at the heart of a massive salmonella r...

Maine, Iowa egg producer separates business, charity work

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Friends and colleagues say Austin "Jack" DeCoster, owner of an Iowa egg farm at the heart of a massive salmonella recall, is at once a...

news / nation Tue, Sep 21, 2010 - 8:22am

Iowa restaurant ticketed for toad-licking chef

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa restaurant owner says he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health...

news Thu, Aug 12, 2010 - 1:13pm

Pawlenty makes another trip to Iowa

ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is making another trip to Iowa as he explores a possible 2012 bid for president. Pawlenty is scheduled to spend two days...

news Wed, Aug 11, 2010 - 10:34am

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Willmar, Minn., overhead door company ready for move

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