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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope…

DES MOINES -- The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa’s 2026 rabbit population is unchanged from last year and the 2025 season was the highest in more than a decade. The…

PELLA – Pella High School was briefly placed under “secure” status on Friday during what authorities are describing as a broader “swatting” incident. According to the Pella Police Department, Pella High School received an anonymous…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces multiple charges after allegedly striking a student in the Ottumwa Community School District with his vehicle on Thursday and leaving the scene. The Ottumwa Police Department reported that the…

When Dolly Parton passed, she was in the throes of health issues that kept her sidelined for the last year. That did not mean she was sitting idly by; in fact, she was working harder than most…

PELLA -- Pella High School was briefly secured by law enforcement personnel this morning following an anonymous report of a threat. According to the Pella Police Department, at approximately 10:55 AM, Pella High School received…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The seniors who’ve just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in…

OTTUMWA – A student in the Ottumwa Community School District was struck by a vehicle near a bus stop yesterday, but is expected to make a full recovery. The district shared on social media that…

DES MOINES, DAVENPORT, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Colfax woman was sentenced on August 25, 2026, to 18 months in federal prison for stealing over $426,000 from Children and Families of Iowa over nearly a…