Teacher's body found under tarp at park, 2 students charged in killing
Two 16-year-olds in Iowa were charged with first-degree homicide Thursday after the body of a Spanish teacher at their high school was found underneath a tarp at a local park that she would frequent.
Iowa study: 82.5% of deer tested positive for COVID-19
When researchers in Iowa first began testing deer for COVID-19 in April of 2020, they didn’t find any signs of the virus for months. That changed in the fall when the first positives popped up in September and October.
Iowa governor signs COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption into law
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a vaccine will qualify for unemployment benefits.
Police: Iowa teen ‘covered in blood’ allegedly confessed to killing parents
Police in Iowa say a teen allegedly confessed to killing his mom and dad after officers found him at their home “covered in blood” early Thursday morning.
6 shot, including teen, at birthday party in Iowa hotel, police say
A disturbance at a birthday party in Cedar Rapids, Iowa escalated to gunfire Friday night leaving six people wounded — including a 13-year-old boy, police said.
Iowa school mask mandates allowed, judge rules
A federal judge has ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law passed in May that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Mollie Tibbetts case: Bahena Rivera sentenced to life without parole for Iowa student's murder
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2018 murder of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.
Iowa woman who drove SUV into 2 kids because of their race sentenced to 25 years
A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate crime charges.
Mollie Tibbetts case: Judge denies convicted man's request for new trial
A judge has denied a convicted man’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.
So hot in Iowa even the corn is sweating, making for oppressive humidity levels
A phenomenon known as "corn sweat" is combining with a summertime heatwave in the Upper Midwest to make for some unbelievably humid conditions.
Dad with lightning-fast reflexes catches toddler on slip ‘n slide
Footage by Rachel Nicole Ohl shows her husband and kids having a blast on the beloved outdoor children’s toy, with even the tiniest member of the family getting in on the action.
Iowa tornadoes: 12 twisters confirmed within 24 hours
A night of severe storms Wednesday spawned 12 confirmed tornados in Iowa, the National Weather Service confirmed.
Mollie Tibbetts case: Judge delays sentencing over alternate suspect claim
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday before his lawyers revealed newly obtained information involving an alternate suspect.
Idaho man pleads guilty to bringing weapons, tactical gear to Capitol riot
An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to a felony for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by loyalists of then-President Donald Trump.
Iowa man charged with having guns in Chicago hotel proposes to woman after bonding out of jail
The Iowa man accused of bringing guns and ammunition into a downtown Chicago hotel over the Fourth of July weekend bonded out of jail Wednesday, and then proposed to a woman.
Iowa man arrested in McDonald’s bomb threat over missing sauce, police say
Ankeny police arrested 42-year-old Robert Golwitzer Jr. last weekend for allegedly threatening to blow up a McDonald’s for not including a dipping sauce in his nuggets order.
Man pleads guilty to shooting into car of Black teens, injuring 1 at Iowa Trump rally
A supporter of former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to two felonies for firing his handgun into a carful of Black girls who were arguing with pro-Trump agitators near the Iowa Capitol last December.
Iowa boy still missing one week after vanishing from trailer park
A boy vanished from an Iowa trailer park days before his 11th birthday and is still missing a week later. State and federal investigators continued Thursday to look into what happened to him.
Mollie Tibbetts case: Cristhian Bahena Rivera found guilty in Iowa student’s stabbing death
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts.
Mollie Tibbetts case: Cristhian Bahena Rivera murder trial goes to jury after closing arguments
The fate of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the suspect charged in the 2018 stabbing death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, is now in the hands of the jury after closing arguments wrapped up Thursday.