May 26, 2016 Homes damaged but small town spared after Kansas tornado Officials say a large tornado damaged or destroyed as many as 25 homes in a rural area of northern Kansas and came within a mile of hitting a small town.
May 26, 2016 Bees, butterflies to get better habitat along Interstate 35 Six states and the Federal Highway Administration have agreed to make the roadsides along Interstate 35 friendlier for bees and butterflies to help the insects boost their declining populations.
May 24, 2016 Use of parasitic wasps to fight ash borer grows to 24 states Millions of tiny wasps that are natural parasites for the emerald ash borer have been released into wooded areas in 24 states as the battle against the tree-killing borer is now biological.
May 23, 2016 World's first surviving septuplets graduate high school The world's first surviving septuplets have graduated from their Iowa high school.
May 23, 2016 Suspect convicted of killing Iowa lawmaker's 2 sisters in Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania man has been convicted in the murders of his neighbors, two sisters of an Iowa state lawmaker.
May 17, 2016 Christian charity head admits using donations for sex habit The president of a Christian charity in Iowa admitted that he embezzled nearly a half-million dollars in donations and used the money to pay for a sex addiction, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
May 17, 2016 Family unsure why Iowa man reuniting with ex-classmates found unconscious Relatives of a man who was reuniting with college buddies in Iowa City, Iowa said Monday they were trying to figure out why he was found unconscious in an alley with severe wounds to his head and face.
May 16, 2016 'McDonald's Diet' brand ambassador dropped from schools: company The former Iowa science teacher and McDonald's Corp "brand ambassador," who preached the virtues of walking and near-daily french fries in presentations to youth, is no longer visiting U.S. schools, the fast-food chain said on Friday.
May 11, 2016 Friend of man in lottery scandal says she cashed $15K ticket A friend of the former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association who is implicated in a jackpot-fixing scandal says she was given a winning Kansas Lottery ticket worth $15,000 in 2011 as an engagement gift.
May 11, 2016 The Latest: Forecasters say tornado threatens Oklahoma towns The Latest on severe weather in the Plains (all times local): 5 p.m.