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More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream
Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees. There are at least two deaths and two other men have been missing for days.
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Fernando’s putback lifts No. 24 Maryland over No. 21 Iowa
The No. 24 Terrapins were ready in the final 7.8 seconds, and they turned the No. 21 Hawkeyes away from a third-straight buzzer beater with a 66-65 victory on Tuesday night.
2 months ago -
House rebukes GOP’s Steve King over racist remarks
King said he agreed with Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, the resolution’s sponsor, that white supremacy is an evil that cannot be ignored. King’s racist comments have been widely condemned by members of both parties in recent days.
3 months ago -
Warren tests anti-corruption theme to cheers in Iowa debut
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing herself to influential Iowa Democrats by telling her personal story of economic opportunity, trying to lay claim in the emerging 2020 presidential field as a champion for a middle class she says is withering under President Donald Trump.
4 months ago -
Warren wrestles with powerful interests, and questions about 2016, in first Iowa visit
In speeches to packed rooms from the state’s western border with Nebraska to its capital in Des Moines, Warren spent the weekend demanding “structural change” in Washington, where the partial government shutdown is entering its third week.
4 months ago -
VIDEO: Iowa Powerball winner gives $500K to veterans group
Lerynne West announced on the Ellen DeGeneres Show broadcast Wednesday that she gave the money to the Travis Mills Foundation.
5 months ago -
Small plane crashes in Iowa, killing all 4 people on board
A small plane crashed in central Iowa, killing all four people on board, after the pilot apparently had a heart attack and a student pilot was going to attempt an emergency landing, authorities said Saturday.
6 months ago -
Iowa winner claims huge Powerball jackpot
Lerynne West couldn’t find her Powerball ticket. Learn where it turned up and laugh.
6 months ago -
Surging No. 19 Iowa returns home to host talented Maryland
The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes hope to keep things rolling on Saturday in their only home game in a stretch of 42 days when they host Maryland (4-2, 2-1) for just the second time ever.
6 months ago -
Tibbetts’ father: Hispanic locals ‘Iowans with better food’
The father of slain University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts asked hundreds of mourners to remember the 20-year-old by “celebrating something wonderful,” rather than focusing on how she died.
8 months ago -
Tornadoes sweep through Iowa; major damage and some injuries
A flurry of tornadoes swept through central Iowa Thursday afternoon, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.
9 months ago -
Court vacancy fuels abortion politics in midterm elections
A Supreme Court vacancy has pushed abortion to the forefront of election year politics, with both supporters and opponents suggesting that the emotional issue could drive more voters to the polls.
10 months ago -
Iowa struck down a 72-hour abortion waiting period, many states have one
While Iowa is considering what could become the most restrictive abortion law in the country, the Hawkeye state won’t be one of the states with the longest waiting periods for abortions.
10 months ago -
Kaine meets ‘Abe Lincoln’ at Iowa rally
Virginia’s Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, ran into a familiar figure at a Cedar Rapids campaign event on Wednesday: Abraham Lincoln.
3 years ago -
Donald Trump teases ‘big announcement’ in Iowa
Donald Trump says he has a “big announcement” to make Tuesday night in Iowa, but he’s not saying what it is.
3 years ago
