Covering Iowa from stalk to statehouse.
Covering Iowa from stalk to statehouse.
OTTUMWA — Local resident Brenda Keller confirmed Thursday that the city’s decades-long struggle to attract visitors could be solved by constructing the exact same attraction people are currently driving somewhere else to experience. Keller said a lazy river at The…
DES MOINES — Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn was reportedly stunned Wednesday to learn that the cock ring company he invested $1 million in had nothing whatsoever to do with tracking chickens. “In my defense, they kept calling it a…
PERRY — Area resident Steve Collins once again found himself trapped Wednesday in what psychologists describe as the uniquely Midwestern nightmare of instinctively lifting two fingers from the steering wheel to acknowledge a man he has actively disliked for nearly…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley assured Iowans Tuesday that rumors surrounding his eventual retirement remain greatly exaggerated, confirming he fully intends to continue serving until the universe itself ceases supporting thermodynamic activity. Grassley unveiled a tentative campaign schedule extending several…
DES MOINES — Declaring that Iowa’s children have spent far too long consuming public resources without generating measurable economic output, gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn unveiled a proposal Monday aimed at getting 11-year-olds back to doing what they do best: creating…
DECORAH — Despite years of disappointment, local dog Murphy remains confident his family will eventually return to the dog park they visited once during a vacation. “The smells are still vivid in my mind,” Murphy said, recalling the unfamiliar trees,…
ALGONA — A 170-year ceasefire between the north and south portions of Kossuth County collapsed Tuesday after an old map showing Iowa’s former 100th county circulated online. Residents of the former Bancroft County accused those in the southern part of…
DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair Butter Cow says it is feeling healthier, moving easier and looking forward to returning to the Agriculture Building next month after losing 50 pounds on a GLP-1 medication. The iconic sculpture began treatment…
DES MOINES — A 28-year-old IT professional died suddenly Friday after a female coworker asked why the office Wi-Fi was not working. Witnesses said a look of profound despair immediately came across the face of 28-year-old Zachary Messersmith. He opened…
MARSHALLTOWN — A local man returned home shaken but triumphant Friday after completing an entire grocery trip without encountering a former coworker, distant relative, high school classmate or person whose name he could not remember. “I kept waiting for it,”…