I have been dating "Rita" for four months. We peck on the lips, hug and hold hands, but we have had only one real kiss so far ...

Nathan Sage, a Democrat from Indianola, is suspending his campaign in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate election, his campaign announced Sunday.

Okoboji's Riley Meyer scored a game-high 30 points, but Unity prevailed in the 3A regional opener led by a trio in double figures: Makenna Haan, Jacy Haan and Summer Schouten.

Bishop Heelan has a rich tradition when it comes to girls basketball, but the 2025-26 team did something no other Crusader squad has: finish the regular season undefeated.

In the Southern California desert, Krystle Hickman waits hours to photograph native bees threatened by climate change and habitat loss. She’s documented more than 300 species.

Jada Williams isn’t easy to wrangle. Just ask the Kansas State players who were tasked with trapping Williams and forcing her to pass the ball at the end of a 76-72 victory. Ben Hutchens is an Iowa ...

From near-crashes a decade ago to tiny high-speed machines, drone cameras have changed Olympic broadcasts. Here’s how they work.

The two animals chosen as the mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats, a weasel-like animal that’s at risk because of climate change.

The semiquincentennial arrives amid political divisions and anxiety over whether the country's representative government can be sustained.

Just 30 hours after a 74-56 win against No. 7 Kansas, Iowa State will tip against No. 3 Houston. That’s life in the Big 12 Conference for the last month of the college basketball season.

This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, featuring The Journal's Jared McNett and Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff: Controversial legislation, federal immigration enforcement, and a ...

While we reject the demonization of political figures such as the late Charlie Kirk, we also oppose government efforts to ...