Mollie Tibbetts: Prosecutor warns of graphic evidence in trial for Iowa student’s murder

The trial in the 2018 stabbing death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts set to open Wednesday came with a warning from a prosecutor to potential jurors that the evidence will be graphic and emotionally difficult to see and hear.

Iowa high school football teams score a combined 202 points in 8-man playoff shootout

Looking at the box score, you would probably think two Iowa schools were involved in a high-scoring, fast-paced high school basketball games. But, you'd be wrong.

Billboard calls Trump's Iowa rally a 'COVID superspreader' event

As President Donald Trump's fans head to his campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday afternoon, they'll pass a large billboard that criticizes the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling the rally a "superspreader event."

Minnesota Red Cross volunteers helping with Iowa derecho relief efforts

A group of Minnesotans are among the Red Cross volunteers helping with relief efforts following the destructive derecho that hit central Iowa last week.

Death toll from wind storm rises in Iowa as power outages persist

The straight-line winds that toppled trees and power lines across much of Iowa was “unlike anything our company has ever seen," Alliant Energy spokesman Mike Wagner said.

Iowa governor signs order restoring felon voting rights

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa’s place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons.

Inquiry finds racial bias, bullying in University of Iowa football program

The Iowa football program’s culture has suffered from racial bias against Black players and bullying by a small number of current and former coaches, according to an investigation report released Thursday.

555 coronavirus cases at Iowa Tyson pork plant

The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed 555 employees had tested positive on Thursday.

Outbreak at Tyson plant infected 1,031 workers

The outbreak at Tyson has devastated the community. At least three Waterloo Tyson employees have died, and a fourth is in a medical coma.

NWS: Saturday storm produced EF-1, EF-0 tornadoes in Wisconsin, Iowa

A strong storm that moved through the central United States Saturday produced three tornadoes in Wisconsin and Iowa, according to the National Weather Service.