Republicans try to hold onto all of Iowa’s 4 congressional districts
Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
05/11/2024
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
In a first since 1938, Des Moines kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-o...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
30/10/2024
Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double,...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
08/10/2024
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
23/09/2024
Here’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has long had sole authority over immigration policy i...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
19/06/2024
A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have al...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
18/06/2024
With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reporte...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
11/06/2024
Iowa defends immigration law that allows local officials to arrest people told to leave US
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa defended its new immigration law on Monday and argued that the state’s ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
11/06/2024
World Food Prize goes to 2 who helped protect vital seeds in an Arctic Circle vault
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two men who were instrumental in the “craziest idea anyone ever had” of crea...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
09/05/2024
A judge blocks the demolition of a groundbreaking Iowa art installation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to remove a nationally known o...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
10/04/2024
Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed
Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
05/04/2024
Demolition of groundbreaking Iowa art installation set to begin soon
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crews could begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
04/04/2024
‘Ozempig’ remains Minnesota baseball team’s mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
30/03/2024
Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar
The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
26/03/2024
Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here’s what to know
The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, ...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
21/03/2024
Artists outraged by removal of groundbreaking work along Des Moines pond
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines arts organization is preparing to rip out a groundbreaking artw...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
01/03/2024
EPA approves year-round sales of higher ethanol blend in 8 Midwest states
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher ble...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
23/02/2024
In wintry Minnesota, there’s a belief that every snowplow deserves a name
Snowplows are essential to enduring winter in Minnesota, so maybe it’s not surprising that every yea...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
26/01/2024
Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during a high school shooting has died
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
15/01/2024
Iowa community recalls 11-year-old boy with ‘vibrant soul’ killed in school shooting
Hundreds of people said goodbye Thursday to a vibrant 11-year-old boy known as “Smiley,” a week afte...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
12/01/2024
Northeast seeing heavy rain and winds as storms that walloped much of US roll through region
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A storm packing high winds and heavy rain was sweeping through the Northeast...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
10/01/2024
A Mississippi House candidate is charged after a Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
16/12/2023
Iowa teen convicted of killing Spanish teacher gets life with possibility of parole after 25 years
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish te...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
16/11/2023
Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will bu...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
02/11/2023
New organic rules announced by USDA tighten restrictions on livestock and poultry producers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific stand...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
26/10/2023
$1.4 billion Powerball prize is a combination of interest rates, sales, math — and luck
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At $1.4 billion, the Powerball jackpot on the line Saturday night is the wor...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
07/10/2023
Former US Sen. Dick Clark, an Iowa Democrat known for helping Vietnam War refugees, has died at 95
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term r...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
22/09/2023
Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low tha...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
17/09/2023
Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion i...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
14/09/2023
Groups sue EPA in an effort to strengthen oversight of livestock operations
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is seeking to force the Environmental Pr...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE
12/09/2023