Full schedule ahead at the Iowa State Fair includes Trump visit, America250 and 34th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals.

President Donald Trump will visit Des Moines on Thursday, July 3, for a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Officials with ...

The latest drought monitor report showed a double digit improvement in the percentage in drought conditions across Iowa after ...

Many local and state agencies assist the Secret Service with these kinds of large-scale events, according to security experts.

At its meeting on Tuesday, the Iowa Public Information Board talked about how to implement a law passed earlier this year.

State Climatologist Justin Glisan said the last reporting period was the “wettest” of the season, with precipitation totals 2 ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill will kill wind and solar power tax credits—and pit humans against AI in a battle for scarce ...

The final scene was a hard-earned 74-61 win over No. 6 seed Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament's second round, a victory that propels No. 11 seed Iowa into Friday's 8 p.m. quarterfinal ...

Newly renamed as Casey's Center, the former Wells Fargo Arena has been making Des Moines memories for 20 years this month.

Rainfall has helped to diminish drought conditions in the upper Midwest, but it's also taken a toll on crops that have been ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...

Also starting Tuesday in Iowa is a law that lowers the minimum age for someone to own a handgun to 18. Other laws include: ...