KCRG Staff

It opened up a dozen counties to disaster relief aid and eased restrictions on transporting materials that are needed for repairs and response following Friday’s storms.

Transgender students won’t be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity, nor will they be allowed gender-affirming care under bills that Gov. Reynolds signed into law.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association is putting on its sixth “Pulled Pork Madness” tournament this month.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is back in Iowa this week.

With these dismissals, the Iowa Board of Regents remain the only defendants in the lawsuit.

Authorities said the people in the buggy were ejected after a pickup truck rear-ended the buggy.

Six people, including four children, were injured after a pickup truck rear-ended an Amish buggy on Tuesday afternoon.

21-year-old Sarah Root was killed after she was struck by a man driving drunk.

Rock band Fall Out Boy sent listeners on a scavenger hunt ahead of an upcoming album, and some lucky fans from Iowa knew exactly where to go.

A 21-year-old who was heading home after a party found herself in jail instead.

Investigators said the mother used methamphetamine during the birth to help ease her pain, and the couple worried police would find meth in the baby’s system.

Several medical helicopters were dispatched to the scene in Marengo, Iowa, along with multiple fire departments.

A formal vote is expected to be taken up by the DNC this weekend.

A man in Iowa is facing charges in connection to the disappearance and death of a woman he had just met, police say.

The suspect is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder and domestic assault.

The incident happened after the 8-year-old went into the river and struggled, bystanders say.

The campground is evacuated, including Camp Shalom, where children and their counselors were holding camp this week.

A mayor in Iowa died in a crash earlier this week while working as a driving instructor.

A judge in Iowa has denied the request to transfer a case involving a teen who is accused of killing a high school teacher to juvenile court.

A 26-year-old woman is facing animal neglect charges after an emaciated Great Dane was found in a Des Moines apartment.

Des Moines Register contributor and Ragbrai Co-Founder John Karras, passed away yesterday.

The remains were discovered in a rural area about three miles from Montezuma on Sept. 30, KCRG reported.

Police said a teen admitted to stabbing and killing his parents at their home Thursday morning.

On Sept. 24, 2021, exactly 50 years after the 17-year-old's body was found, investigators said they confirmed the suspect to be George M. Smith using DNA technology,