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Eleven businesses robbed in just two weeks. And police say this may be done by the same man because the cases have so much in common. More>>
The University of Iowa has settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit by a former student related to her claims against a now-deceased professor. More>>
For the first time in 80 days, the Des Moines River has dropped below flood stage in Ottumwa. More>>
It's a record fall for enrollment at Iowa State University, while the University of Iowa has welcomed its largest freshman class. More>>
A Polk County judge has ordered separate trials for a trio of filmmakers charged in the Iowa Film Office case. More>>
A family needs your help to find their loved one; a sister, daughter, and mother of two. Stacy Wilson of Carroll has been missing almost a week. More>>
An altoona woman says she's having to fix her own rented apartment after it was flooded last month. More>>
With just 55-days left until voters will decide who will lead Iowa for the next 4-years, incumbent Governor Chet Culver, is hitting the reset button on his campaign. More>>
Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is the mystery bidder for Casey's General Stores Inc. trying to top a Canadian rival, according to a published report. More>>
18 bicycles will be available to rent at four kiosks throughout downtown Des Moines. More>>
The group launched a campaign to push for the passage of a long stalled transportation bill. More>>
Convenience store operator 7-11 Inc. is the mystery bidder for Casey's General Stores Inc. trying to top a Canadian rival, according to a published report. More>>
A Minnesota man is out of the hospital and in jail after he was shot by police in central Iowa. More>>
A southeastern Iowa school district is asking a state board to forgive nearly $1 million that was improperly transferred to a child care center. More>>
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is calling for Iowa to keep its system for selecting judges and rejecting an attempt to remove three justices More>>
Sen. Charles Grassley is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to clear up questions about whether USDA employees at two Iowa egg farms involved in a recall of salmonella-tainted eggs received complaints from farm employees about conditions at the operations. More>>
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will campaign for Iowa gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad in October. More>>
A Des Moines group favors restoring the old Rock Island Lines' depot in downtown Des Moines - if passenger railroad service between Des Moines and Chicago happens. More>>
When summer ends, the ragweed blooms. The peak of the allergy season runs from the end of August to the middle of September. More>>
A West Des Moines business district will soon have a new look thanks to help from the city. Sully's Irish Pub has been on Grand Avenue... More>>
In Marshalltown, an increase in pension contributions is holding up the process of getting more firefighters hired. And it's definitely having an effect on the department's morale. More>>
Tuesday FEMA officials inspected student apartments and a child care center that flooded last month. It's the next step in the process of recovering from the floods. More>>
University of Iowa police say a woman reported an attempted sexual assault on campus. More>>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will return to Iowa next month to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad. More>>
A coalition of legal, business and labor advocates is working to support three Iowa Supreme Court justices under fire for a decision last year legalizing gay marriage. More>>
The board of Casey's General Stores Inc. has rejected the latest takeover bid from convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., saying that the $1.47 billion offer was too low. More>>
A traffic stop in Ames ends with two officers shooting a driver early Tuesday morning. More>>
Rescue divers pulled a body out of the Williamson Pond in Lucas County Monday afternoon. More>>
Just days after the state said that many movie makers might come back to finish filming, at least one local film industry worker says it's nothing but wishful thinking. More>>
Students who graduate from college in Iowa have the second highest amount of debt in the nation. Many are hoping all that money is worth it. More>>
A Drake student was found dead in his car early Sunday morning just a block away from campus. More>>
If you're taking a trip this weekend, you're not alone. AAA predicts 35 million people to travel 50 plus miles, which is a 10% increase from 2009. More>>
After 11 years of playing the blues, a popular Des Moines bar will close next month, leaving many of its loyal customers singing the blues. The manager says not enough people are showing up to Blues More>>
Iowa's venture into movie tax credits has been in limbo for a year, but now two films have received credits using the state's new system. More>>
DES MOINES-- The Kathedral on 19th Street sat empty and abandoned for more than five years before its current owners took on the long, expensive restoration project. When Kenny Linhart first laid eyes More>>
The Polk County Jail and the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up with another way to catch illegal immigrants. More>>
Authorities have released the name of a pilot from Ohio who was killed in the crash of a small plane towing an advertising banner near the Farm Progress Show in central Iowa. More>>
Iowa pharmacies are all connected in the fight against meth, literally. This state just started using an electronic database to track sales of pseudoephedrine. More>>
The Polk County Jail is now using a fingerprint-identification system that flags illegal immigrant inmates and notifies federal authorities. More>>
Counties in southern Iowa are still dealing with flooding, in what has turned out to be one of the wettest summers on record in the state. More>>
Rescue crews are on the scene of a deadly plane crash in Boone County this morning. More>>
ISU's adding 11 new solar compacting trash cans More>>
A judge has suspended a 10-year prison sentence of a Charles City man accused of locking his two toddlers in their bedrooms for up to 14 hours a day for two years. More>>
Authorities say a 46-year-old man training to become a deputy died after collapsing during a training run. More>>
A drug sweep in central Iowa has resulted in several arrests in the Marshall County area. More>>
It's been years in the making. A second Ankeny high school is one step closer to a reality with a groundbreaking ceremony this evening. With 300 new students a year... More>>
Thunderstorms and heavy rains this week forced Iowa State University to close off grass parking lots for the first football game of the season. More>>
Tara Castaneda tried to give fire victims, items that they might need, using Craigslist.
But instead of victims, she ended up finding more people who wanted to help. More>>
WEST DES MOINES-- This weekend is the last major camping weekend of the summer and spots on Iowa State Parks are filling up fast. More>>
The summer of 2010 was a rainy one for Iowa, but the summer of 1993 remains Iowa's wettest on record. More>>
A former Edgewood city water tester has been sentenced to two years probation for faking drinking water test reports. More>>
A Sioux City family of five has escaped what could have been a deadly explosion at their home. More>>
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a convenience store clerk in Cedar Rapids in May. More>>
A state board says a Perry chiropractor accused of assaulting one of his patients may continue to practice but must have a female chaperone when he treats women. More>>
Iowa is trying to collect old court fines and fees with a deal for thousands of Iowans who owe the state a total of about $300 million. More>>
Drake University's new marketing campaign that features a "D+'' logo is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni. More>>
One man is dead after a plane crash Thursday morning. The plane was pulling a banner advertisement for Agrigold near the Farm Progress Show. More>>
Charlie Wittmack, a Des Moines native, dropped his career and moved his family across the globe to fulfill a lifelong dream, to do a triathlon unlike any other. It's an unbelievable challenge no one More>>
A summer of wet weather has done a number on properties along Western Hills Creek in West Des Moines, and homeowners wish that the city, would step-in to help. More>>
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and former governor Terry Branstad will square off in the first debate of the 2010 campaign at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 14 live on ABC5. More>>
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