Pella earned a 4-2 win over North Polk in the Iowa high school Class 4A softball state championship game on July 24.

A central Iowa man is behind bars, accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her at his rural Warren County home.Danny Allen Hoyt, 57, of Indianola, is charged with one count of first-degree kidnapping,

Noah Johnson, 16, was bitten by a spider, which caused a wound that quickly became infected and was resistant to antibiotics. For weeks, he was left bedridden in the hospital with failing kidneys and loss of speech.

Clarksville held off Wayne to claim the Class 1A championship at the Iowa high school softball state tournament on July 25.

Former Iowa State Cyclones running back David Montgomery has turned himself into quite the NFL player, helping comprise a lethal backfield duo alongside of Jahm

Here are some of the top performances from the four Iowa high school state baseball championship games: Jaxton Schroeder, Iowa City High: Schroeder struck out eight, allowing just four hits on the hill. Drew Nye, Iowa City High: Nye drove in two runs with a hit. Talon Young, Iowa City High: Young had two hits, driving in a run for the Little Hawks.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Taylor Wettach said that because of a deal that his law firm made with President Donald Trump, he quit his job, moved back to Iowa, and is now running for Congress in the state’s First Congressional District.

Pella, who won its first-ever Iowa high school state softball title on Thursday night in Fort Dodge, claimed the Class 3A baseball crown over Dubuque Wahlert, 3-1, in Sioux City. That is also the first baseball title for the program.

The treasurer for the Oto, Iowa, Ambulance Service has been charged with stealing almost $13,000 from the department.

Van Meter won its second-straight Iowa high school softball state championship with a walk-off home run from Ava Hohenadel.

Jul 24, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz speaks to the media during the Big Ten NCAA college football media days at Mandalay Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images / Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images