June 12, 2016 Baby dies in Iowa after being left in hot car by father, police say Police in central Iowa are investigating the death of a baby they say was left inside a sweltering car while his father visited a barber shop.
June 12, 2016 House Benghazi panel interviews 'John from Iowa' The House Benghazi committee has interviewed two drone sensor operators who were working on the night of the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya, including one who identified himself on talk radio as "John from Iowa." The unidentified drone operator has earned derision from the Pentagon and committee Democrats, who say the GOP-led panel has made a series of costly, duplicative and unnecessary requests — including some based on claims made on Facebook or talk radio.
May 29, 2016 Man shot to death in Omaha was acquitted of Iowa slaying A man who was shot to death in Omaha had been acquitted of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of his girlfriend.
May 27, 2016 Second baby eagle dies in Iowa nest connected to webcam A second baby eagle has died in a northeastern Iowa nest that people around the world watch online through a webcam.
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.
