Iowa rain totals: How much rain fell last night and this morning
Parts of western Iowa picked up several inches of rain. See which areas got the most.
Sep 7, 2026Open source
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Man killed in southern Iowa skid loader accident
Wayne County authorities are investigating a fatal skid loader accident on Main Street in Clio, with the medical examiner assisting at the scene.
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Carrie Underwood Surprises Fans With Limp Bizkit Cover at Velocity Festival
Carrie Underwood surprised fans at Iowa's Velocity Festival with covers of Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and Papa Roach.
Sep 7, 2026Open source
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BERNARD, Iowa — Nico Reed finally came up with the clutch base hit that had eluded the Bellevue semi-pro baseball team all Sunday afternoon...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Registration open for hunter education course in Dubuque County
PEOSTA, Iowa — A hunter education class will be held this week in Dubuque County.
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Community effort maintains 97-year North Buena Vista summer tradition
NORTH BUENA VISTA, Iowa — Fritz Hefel said he had no doubt his little community would come together to maintain a 97-year-old, late-summer t...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Emergency response plans were quickly put in place on Sept. 11
Dan Fehr, with the Iowa National Guard, talks on the telephone while watching the television updates about the terrorist attack on the World T...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
3 takeaways from Iowa State football's win over SEMO | Hines
AMES – After waiting nearly nine months, the debut of the coach Jimmy Rogers era of Iowa State football had to wait a little longer to begin.
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Turning Point seeks support in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa -- While Democrats have punted Iowa from the top of their presidential primary calendar, the state's caucuses will still kick...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Planting New Seeds
A new Community Heart & Soul® project launches in Strawberry Point.Nestled among the rolling hills of southwestern Clayton County, Iowa,...
Sep 6, 2026Open source
Waterloo and Cedar Falls neighbors: Obituaries for September 6
Charles Johnson went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, August 2, 2026, in Waterloo, Iowa at the age of 84.
Sep 6, 2026Open source
Instant Reaction to Iowa's blowout win over NIU: Quarterbacks show why battle has been so close
Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski both made their cases Saturday — and both showed why Iowa’s quarterback competition remains unsettled. Pl...
Sep 6, 2026Open source
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