IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ALSO AT THE STATE HOUSE, ONE LAWMAKER WANTS TO EXPAND IOWA BY BUYING THESE NINE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA COUNTIES. WHO KNEW THEY WERE FOR SALE? IT’S FAR FROM A DONE DEAL, BUT IT’S ...

Iowa legislative leaders disagree on whether a proposal to allow the state buy nine southern Minnesota counties is an "outside the box" idea worth exploring or "frankly offensive" to Iowans with more ...

This map of Iowa from 1855 shows 100 counties. Bancroft County was eliminated shortly after this map was published. The land was absorbed into Kossuth County. Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

The legislation, Senate File 75, applies to Story, Johnson and Black Hawk counties, which are home to Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa. Voters in these ...

Summer is nearly in full swing in Iowa, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees for the first time this year on June 11. With temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions worsen? As of Thursday, ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only location named after Lajos Kossuth, Hungary’s freedom fighter during the ...

Emily Blomme (center), chief executive officer of Foundation 2 Crisis Services in Cedar Rapids, smiles May 15 as she stands next to Gov. Kim Reynolds as Kelly Garcia (right), the director of the Iowa ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — Results released from an annual study show that all 99 Iowa counties reported increased food insecurity. Feeding America holds an annual Map the Meal Gap survey, which ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota’s southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it’s already stirring up ...