A truly depressing collection of films and photographs from rural Iowa. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

A 63-year-old woman missing for nearly a week after going fishing in Iowa has been found alive on a raft hidden in the brush of a riverbank. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

About 25 years ago, Jim Halverson started looking for a place to put his toy train set.

"I was looking for a woods, that was the first consideration," he said. It "had to be at least 10 acres."

*Image not directly related. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Three high school girls and their parents were found dead Saturday morning at their home in eastern Iowa, and the couple's son was arrested in Illinois and considered a suspect. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A specialty moving crew is conducting the largest building relocation project in the U.S. this year, and it's happening Saturday in downtown Des Moines. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A 19-year old guy throws a firecracker towards a mall restroom. No one gets hurt, although some minor damage was done. He now faces 25 years in prison. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Meteorologist Kurtis Gertz was on stage during a live broadcast at the Iowa State Fair and had the Giant Burmese Python placed around his shoulders, but it didn't stay there!

EDIT: Link changed - see the entire "encounter"! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

"...The fact is, we currently do not have a health care system in the United States; we have a sick care system." picked by julea 5 months ago

Three months after losing his other eye at the same club! (And not because it was cold in the club) picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A transformer for an aquarium starts a fire.
The fire causes the aquarium to break.
The resulting water puts out the fire.
Rube Goldberg & Heath Robinson would be proud. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

and how was your Christmas? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The stray and feral cats that have overrun a middle American town can meow a little louder now that they have gotten a reprieve from a bounty the mayor had put on their whiskers -- a bounty he says he initiated to address the community's rampant cat problem.
*Updated to this story. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

And adds her sob story to her stump speech without asking. As a former waiter...I am flabbergasted. This woman must be stopped. picked by blurmore 2 years ago

Undercover animal activists have filmed horrific scenes of cruelty to farm pigs. The incidents include workers slamming piglets on floors and leaving them still wriggling to die, beating animals to death with metal rods and inserting rods into sows' hindquarters. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An eagle-eyed reporter for the ABC affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, noticed something missing from Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., lapels... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A 78-year-old Carroll woman says she's so tired of seeing President Barack Obama on the airwaves that she's selling her television sets - two of them. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.

“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis told The Times. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Jail officials have denied a Des Moines, Iowa, woman's request to be locked up so she can force herself to quit smoking. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The cheering crowd around the bathroom stall attracted the attention of security guards who pried the couple apart. The woman, visiting from Iowa, did not know the man. picked by suebe 1 year ago