Support from area seed corn companies and agribusinesses, private donations and several grants transformed the whimsical idea ...

Shari Funck, substitute teacher and Marion Independent School District board president, poses for a portrait at Vernon Middle School in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.(Elizabeth Wood/The ...

Multiple tornadoes were reported Thursday evening from two supercell thunderstorms that traveled from Nebraska into Iowa. At least six reports came from southwest Iowa, although the National ...