August 12, 2020 Derecho damage in Iowa, flattened crops spotted in 'impressive' satellite images Millions of acres of damaged farmland across Iowa can be seen from space after a deadly derecho blasted across the Midwest earlier this week.
August 12, 2020 Iowa state trooper's radar records winds topping 90 mph during derecho in Midwest These whipping winds were well over the posted speed limit.
August 11, 2020 Derecho in Midwest traveled 770 miles in 14 hours, flipped trucks and smashed a grain elevator The wicked winds of a rare derecho roared hundreds of miles across the Midwest on Monday, flipping vehicles, killing at least one woman, and leaving over a million without power.
August 10, 2020 Powerful derecho with 100mph winds causes chaos across Midwest The storm known as a derecho lasted several hours as it tore from eastern Nebraska across Iowa and parts of Wisconsin and Illinois, had the wind speed of a major hurricane, and likely caused more widespread damage than a normal tornado.
August 7, 2020 Iowa man broke into bank to steal hand sanitizer: Police An Iowa man has been arrested for breaking into a bank -- only to steal some hand sanitizer, police say.
August 7, 2020 ACLU launches push to free 50,000 inmates from US prisons in response to 'systemic injustice' The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is launching a multi-year effort to win the release of tens of thousands of prisoners by lobbying governors to grant mass clemency as a remedy to "systemic injustice."
August 5, 2020 Iowa Gov ends state's place as only remaining state to deny voting rights to felons Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued an executive order on Wednesday allowing convicted felons the right to vote, so long as they have completed their prison sentences, parole, or probation.
August 5, 2020 Ari Fleischer warns states risk 'bitter acrimony' in November with new balloting procedures A dozen states that are overhauling their balloting and voting procedures for the 2020 election should reconsider doing so, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer argued Wednesday.
July 22, 2020 Sen. Ernst urges feds to block taxpayer funds for states, cities allowing 'anarchy' Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and more than two dozen Republican lawmakers are urging the Office of Management and Budget to prevent taxpayer funding from going to any autonomous zones or anarchist areas that seek to circumvent governmental authority.
July 21, 2020 Law firms offer teachers living wills before returning to school amid rising coronavirus concerns Law firms in Florida and Iowa are offering free living wills to teachers in those states who must return to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic.
