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- Iowa recorded 20th-wettest water year on recordby Brett Bachtle on October 8, 2026 at 9:12 pm
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa is nearly drought-free after a particularly wet September helped the state finish its third consecutive year with above-normal precipitation, according to a new report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR's […]
- Perry High School named division finalist for $1 million stadium upgrade, voting starts nowby Skyler Stamps on October 8, 2026 at 8:53 pm
PERRY, Iowa -- Perry High School has been awarded $25,000 and one of 40 division finalists in T-Mobiles Friday Night 5G Lights sweepstakes. Perry was selected as a finalist out of more than 2,500 applicants nationwide. Now, the school is competing […]
- Infant, two adults injured in southern Iowa vehicle collisionby Rachael Kauffman on October 8, 2026 at 8:06 pm
HENRY COUNTY, Iowa -- Authorities say an infant and two adults were injured Tuesday in a vehicle collision in southern Iowa. The Henry County Sheriff's Office says its dispatch center received a report of a two-vehicle collision just before 9:45 […]
- Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys sayby KRISTIN M. HALL and KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press on October 8, 2026 at 8:02 pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the […]
- I-235 crash over Des Moines River injures one, delays trafficby Karsan Turner on October 8, 2026 at 6:53 pm
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Des Moines Police Department says westbound traffic on Interstate 235 is delayed after what appears to be a deliberate crash. DMPD says the injured person is receiving care from the Des Moines Fire Department, and their […]
- Clancy attorney says judge failed to question jury before mistrialby Alicia Sitz on October 8, 2026 at 6:52 pm
“Before declaring a mistrial, a judge must give ‘careful consideration to alternatives to a mistrial,’” Reddington wrote in the motion.
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- Woman murdered by Christa Pike remembered as 'computer geek' with nurturing hearton October 9, 2026 at 5:15 am
Who was Colleen Slemmer, the 19-year-old murdered by Christa Pike in 1995?
- Iowa weather: Feeling like summer for the weekendon October 9, 2026 at 5:03 am
Breezy south winds will bring warm air back to the state with highs climbing into the 80s this afternoon, lasting through the weekend.
- 2026 midterm election: Which states allow mail-in voting?on October 9, 2026 at 5:00 am
From 21 states in 2000 to 37 today, mail-in voting has become more accessible across the country. See which states have changed their policies.
- Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for work on international lawon October 9, 2026 at 4:23 am
Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Iowa weather: Rain chances will return overnight into Fridayon October 9, 2026 at 12:46 am
It will be another beautiful and dry day, but we are tracking some Friday rain chances. See when showers will return in your Storm Team 8 forecast.
- Runners in their 70s celebrate 50 years of running half marathonon October 9, 2026 at 12:02 am
Alan Musanti and Gary Kane are preparing to run a race in Florida for the 50th time.
