MEDIAPOLIS – Des Moines County Conservation Naturalist Shania Hansen moved to southeast Iowa from Nebraska and found she ...

The focus of a work session Tuesday on Des Moines County’s commercial wind energy, solar energy and battery storage siting ordinance was planned to focus on siting, or location, for ...

Spurred by its existential fight against Russia -- and limited military assistance from Western allies -- Ukraine has fast become a global center for defense innovation. The goal is to ...

Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution.

Watch live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow. U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on Indian goods and a 25% penalty for ...

Live from Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, as Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves.

The Jim’s Greenhouse’s float took first place honors in the Watermelon Festival Parade. As the sign proclaimed, Jim’s has been proudly growing the festival watermelons for over 25 years. Riding ...

The parade at the Montrose Watermelon Festival is a much anticipated event, always held on Saturday at noon. Each year a grand marshal is chosen and given a place of ...

Fort Madison Air Evac Lifeteam 59 recently celebrated 20 years of being in the Fort Madison community. A celebration was held ...

When the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate went into effect in 2012, the Obama people wanted the vast majority of companies and private institutions to comply.

Sometimes it seems like a Herculean task to raise awareness in the public. People are either ignoring national news and trends or preoccupied with other minutia in their lives. They ...

DONNELLSON– Central Lee High School has been recognized among the nation’s best in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings.