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Deaths of Neb. mom, son mystery to police, others
Police, neighbors and friends struggled Tuesday to unravel the mysterious deaths of a Nebraska woman and her 10-year-old son that began with them ...
Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. KCRG-TV reports ...
Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa
Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as ...
4 people found dead after boat crash on Iowa river
The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according ...
Rescuers free man stuck overnight in Iowa cave
An Illinois man was trapped for more than 20 hours in a cave at an Iowa state park before being rescued Saturday. Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...
No signs of 4 people missing after Iowa boat crash
Crews searched Saturday for four people missing after an overnight boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa, although one official said it was ...
Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy
In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state's business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs ...
Big Ten network cuts academics, citing low ratings
The Big Ten cable network has been an unchallenged success promoting conference sports to a national audience and making money for its members.
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, ...
USPS halts closure of 600 urban stations
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday its decision to halt the closing of more than 3,700 post offices includes roughly 600 urban and suburban postal ...
APNewsBreak: USPS halts closure of urban stations
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it no longer plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations. The facilities ...
Father of Kansas plane crash survivor speaks
Ron Luce didn't recognize the voice of the woman who phoned Friday to say his daughter Hannah was with her, and was fine. Her words didn't make any ...
4 killed, 1 injured in Kansas plane crash
A small airplane that crashed in southeast Kansas was carrying five people with connections to Oral Roberts University to a Christian youth rally in ...
Historic Battleship Becoming Naval Museum in SoCal
Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the U.S.S. Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the ...
Dullahan passing on Preakness, will await Belmont
The owners of third-place Kentucky Derby finisher Dullahan say the colt won't be running in the Preakness Stakes on May 19. Donegal Racing managing ...
Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states
President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters — especially independents — in battleground states that ...
USDA predicts record US corn harvest this summer
Consumers could see some relief from higher food prices by late fall, if the latest government crop forecast holds up. The U.S. Agriculture Department ...
Americans divided as Obama endorses gay marriage
Kate Varnum was at her Iowa home watching her newly adopted infant son when news flashed that Barack Obama had become the first sitting U.S.
Pilot who helped fly crippled jet in 1989 dies
Airline pilot Denny Fitch was hitching a ride home on a DC-10 in 1989 when heard an explosion somewhere in the back of the jet. He soon made his way ...
BPI closing 3 plants, blaming 'pink slime' uproar
Beef Products Inc. will close processing plants in three states this month because of the controversy surrounding its meat product that critics have ...
JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat
President John F. Kennedy's only surviving child celebrated what would have been his 95th birthday this month by honoring three Iowa judges who were ...
'The Bishop' convicted of sending dud pipe bombs
Jurors on Friday convicted a small-town Iowa letter carrier who admitted sending dud pipe bombs along with threatening letters signed "The Bishop" in ...
Democrats in GOP-leaning House races may aid Obama
Republican-leaning areas in states vital to President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are drawing top-tier Democratic congressional candidates ...
Medical examiner at JFK assassination dies in Iowa
In the turbulent hours following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, many were uncertain about what to do, but medical examiner Earl Rose knew ...
Iowa case asks: Is it a crime to harass animals?
Prosecutors hope to use a rarely enforced federal law to punish two Iowa pilots whose low flying disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds in a ...