Fifty years ago Wadena, Iowa, hosted a rock festival that now is part of Iowa history. Iowa has other ties to rock music, as you can learn in this news quiz.
An analysis
of rainfall patterns in Iowa,
revealed in a 2014 White House National Climate Assessment report, showed a significant increase in the number of days with heavy rainfall, despite
Iowa’s voter registration data shows shifts among party affiliations in the months before, during and following the state’s 2008, 2012 and 2016 presidential precinct caucuses.
Taking a closer
Each Thanksgiving, we like to bring out this news quiz because the state of Iowa's history of Thanksgiving football goes back quite a few years. How far? Find out.
Four registered hate groups were listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center Hate Map as operating from Iowa in late July 2018. They are called the Daily Stormer, Gallows Tree
Former Iowa Gov. Robert Ray died July 8 at the age of 89. Ray, a Republican, was respected by people in his party and Democrats because of his bipartisan approach
For as long as Iowa has existed newspapers have recorded the events and people shaping communities, informing current residents but also leaving a history for future generations. But you might
An estimated 17 Native American tribes have lived in Iowa, according to Iowa’s Official Register, a 2011 document by the State Library of Iowa.
How familiar are you with
Each Thanksgiving we like to bring out this news quiz about Thanksgiving weekend football at Iowa colleges, given that the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa
Iowa, and in particular, Gov. Terry Branstad, have built significant economic and diplomatic relationships with China since the 1980s. Learn more in this news quiz about Iowa-Chinese relations.