DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa has earned the top spot as the best state to retire in 2026, according to a new national analysis that measured affordability, quality of life and economic strength. The ...

The 2024 law prohibiting the sale of unapproved vape devices in Iowa is no longer on hold. AG Bird says it’s a win for Iowa kids. The injunction placed on House File 2677 was ...

James Barnett is the son of Iowa football offensive line coach George Barnett. He'll play for his dad with the Hawkeyes.

Morning light is important for our bodies, minds and spirits, so let's not discard it heedlessly, writes Neil P. Harrison.

Farm families and rural communities are the losers when Iowans are kept from the important SAF market, writes Tom Buis.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Four years of film study and fundamentals culminated in one legacy-defining moment for Iowa defensive end Ethan Hurkett last fall. The Hawkeyes led rival Iowa State 20-13 with 1:23 ...

An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect Tuesday, the first action of its kind in the United States. The new rollback of protections is ...

The moment the Iowa-Nebraska series became a true football rivalry came not during a game but in an offhanded remark. On Nov. 30, 2014, two days after the Huskers had rallied from a 17-point deficit ...

Most new laws take effect July 1 — the beginning of the state's fiscal year — unless otherwise specified. Some of the most notable new laws will ban drivers from holding cell phones, prohibit ...

Theresa Weeks was making spaghetti when a Senate candidate came knocking on her door. “I was just watching your commercial,” Weeks said, extending her arms to give Josh Turek a hug on her front steps.

An Iowa law banning most abortions in the state will take effect Monday, roughly one year after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it. The law prohibits physicians from administering an abortion after a fetal ...

A retired water scientist named Chris Jones is running in the Democratic primary for secretary of agriculture in Iowa. That may not sound like a blockbuster race. But Jones is an unusual candidate: It ...