Police in Iowa say a man caught with a large quantity of marijuana claimed all he had in mind was recycling. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

"The candidates have been in Iowa forever. Why not have fun with the whole process?" says Andy Green, a gimlet-eyed 20-year-old with a wide face and a perpetual smile, like he's been hiding a big joke he's just dying to tell. He's the kind of guy you'd imagine rushing up to Clinton, breathlessly saying: "You need to pose with Mr. Potato Head. You're the last Democrat to do this.&quo... read full post picked by chelcho 2 years ago

Mayor Vance Trively says that the southwest Iowa town of 200 people is being overrun by dozens of feral cats and needed to do something, so they're offering a $5 bounty for each feral feline turned in. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

The police officer of the year in Council Bluffs, Iowa has been charged with drunken driving.


Some cops are such hypocrites.. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

The Iowa Department of Revenue is taxing jack-o'-lanterns this Halloween. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Iowa officials say 21 mentally disabled men were put to work at a meatpacking plant for decades and lived for 20 years or more in an old building with boarded-up windows and nothing but space heaters for heat. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Iowa is spending $6,000 to change the locks at one of its state prisons after a set of keys belonging to a long-retired guard turned up on e-Bay. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

One of the great apes at a research center in Des Moines has learned a valuable lesson - don't pull the fire alarm. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

This film is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, gave her third-grade students a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination. This is the story of what she taught the children, and the impact that lesson had on their lives." This teacher was able to get a very life altering view point of understanding across to young children... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

State lawmakers raised eyebrows when they voted earlier on Wednesday to change the name of the Department of Elder Affairs to the Department on Aging, or DOA. picked by kakana 9 months ago

I'm not saying anything either way, just watch it. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Riverside dubs itself birthplace of famed captain, hopes tourists flock in picked by mennufer 3 years ago

A Polk County judge on Thursday struck down Iowa’s law banning same-sex marriage and ordered the county recorder to permit gay and lesbian couples to marry. picked by muppet 2 years ago

22-year-old car salesman charged with murdering five members of his family appeared briefly Tuesday in a courtroom packed with relatives and neighbors. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Large chunks of ice, one of them reportedly about 50 pounds, fell from the sky in this northeast Iowa city, smashing through a woman's roof and tearing through nearby trees. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, is home to seven Bonobos -- a close relative of the chimpanzee -- and three orangutans. But if you think Iowa might be a strange place for them to live, don't say it out loud … these apes understand English.

Really...

No kidding.... picked by drnothing 2 years ago

Save your Google Earth screenshot now, it's about to become a collectors edition! picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

How can he not know that cops like doughnuts? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This doesn't appear to be a case of "Islamophobia". When translated among the prayers made by the Imam to the Iowa Legislature were statements like: "Victory over those who disbelieve," and "Protection from the great Satan" Those who disbelieve is most of us. Islam has long called America "The Great Satan" picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Amy Schneider said she found a snake head when she opened the can of green beans on March 24, 2006. It was about the size of a golf ball, she said. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago