Iowa state parks are preparing for a busy Memorial Day Weekend. A new survey ranked these three parks as the best to host a ...

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, marking the unofficial start of the outdoor summer recreation season, Iowa's parks are ...

Backbone State Park in northeast Iowa was among four Iowa parks with high bacteria concentrations in beach water this week.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and that means swimming. But the DNR suggests avoiding these beaches ...

Last week, the Pentagon accepted the emir of Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747, a $400 million bauble donated for our president to ...

Memorial Day weekend is typically considered the opening weekend for summer water recreation, but for some Iowans the thought of diving headfirst into a lake sounds more concerning than refreshing.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a letter asking Havenpark, the owner of multiple local home parks, to pause ...

Heavy cloud cover and cool breeze from the north greeted competitors and spectators alike for day one of the Iowa High School Track and Field Meet at the Blue Oval on Thursday. Day one saw Pella claim ...

The law will now guarantee state workers four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave after the ...

On the podcast this week, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff and QCT's Sarah Watson talk candidates who've announced they're running or exploring a run for statewide office.

Congratulations, Burlington, on achieving a 140-year streak of keeping our public library open and accessible to all! In its ...