April 11, 2019 Large dog in plane’s cockpit likely caused fatal crash, NTSB says A 90-year-old Iowa pilot’s decision to let his large dog ride next to his small plane’s flight controls likely led to the crash that claimed his life two years ago, federal investigators announced this week.
March 23, 2019 Iowa farmers send relief and love to aid Nebraska flood victims Amidst some of the worst flooding in Nebraska history, Iowa farmers have joined together to bring aid to victims.
March 21, 2019 Gillibrand, pumped for return to Iowa, gets slammed for ‘cringeworthy’ workout video U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a 2020 presidential candidate, is facing blowback on social media for sharing a video of herself working out during a return campaign visit to Iowa.
March 18, 2019 Midwest floods devastate Nebraska city, leaving many without homes Parts of the Midwest have been inundated with flooding as rainfall and melting snow force rivers to swell in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
March 17, 2019 Deadly Midwest floods trigger new evacuations; at least 2 missing Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have been displaced by the late-winter flood.
March 17, 2019 Iowa man who went missing in Canyonlands National Park found dead An Iowa student who vanished while he was hiking in Canyonlands National Park in Utah was found dead Friday after an apparent fall, officials said.
March 16, 2019 Homeless man accused of killing decorated college golfer wrote letter saying he wants to plead guilty: report Collin Richards, the homeless man accused of killing decorated Iowa State University golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena wrote a letter saying he wanted to plead guilty, reports said.
March 16, 2019 Nebraska farmer who died trying to rescue a stranger from floodwaters is hailed as a hero James Wilke, 50, a Nebraska farmer, was killed Thursday while trying to rescue a stranger from floodwaters that have devastated eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and other parts of the Midwest this week.
March 8, 2019 Bernie Sanders, in Iowa, promises ‘Medicare for all’; says Trump ‘embarrasses us every single day’ Bernie Sanders hit the campaign trail in Iowa on Friday night, rallying a crowd of students at the University of Iowa with promises of “Medicare for all” and an end to the Trump administration.
March 6, 2019 Iowa officer exposed to suspected fentanyl during traffic stop: police An Iowa police officer was carrying out a traffic stop over the weekend when he was exposed to an unknown substance that’s suspected of being fentanyl, authorities said Monday.
