Emili Johnson, 39, is no stranger to perception."I feel like when you're Black and you're from here," she said, "the first question everyone asks is, 'There are Black people in Iowa?'"The Des Moines ...

Gradually, however, the populations have come back. Iowa’s neighbors to the north, Minnesota and Wisconsin, are now home to an estimated 16,000 and 24,000 black bears, respectively.

Black bear sightings used to be a lot more common around here, as they used to be native to Iowa, but were about wiped out by the late 1800s as Iowa was being settled. However, over the past five ...

Black bears' activity occurs in Iowa typically in late May and June. This is during their breeding season, when a few black bears are more likely to leave Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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The Black Hawk Bridge is expected to close in the fall of 2025 for demolition. The closure allows for a new bridge to be open as planned by 2027, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.