Iowans make history. Some history makers, like Dowling Catholic point guard turned all-time great Hawkeye Caitlin Clark, are well-known. Others are lesser-known, such as Davenport resident Marion ...

Iowa House members work at their desks during the opening day of the Iowa Legislature, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at ...

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A view of a motorcycle race at the Johnson County fairgrounds on May 30, 1914 in Iowa City. (Frederick Wallace Kent/State Historical Society of Iowa Special Collections Iowa City) Buy Photo The ...

History was made today at the Statehouse as Renee Hardman became the first Black woman to serve in the Iowa Senate.

Thursday’s Imogene-Essex, Iowa tornado was an EF-1 with winds of 110 mph. The maximum width was 3130 yards, which is 1.8 miles wide! This is not just the widest tornado in Iowa history, but also the ...