6 teens charged after deadly shooting at Des Moines, Iowa high school

Des Moines police say they have arrested six teenagers in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two teenage girls.

Shooting at Des Moines, Iowa high school leaves 1 teen dead, 2 injured

One person is dead and another two injured after a shooting outside of East High School located in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, according to police.

Iowa tornadoes: 4 of 7 killed were in same family, authorities say

Authorities say four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family.

Officials: 7 dead after tornadoes tore through central Iowa

Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said.

Authorities: Sacramento man arrested in Iowa had ‘hit list’

Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, is described in court records as a former grocery store worker from Merced who also lives in Sacramento. He had an AR-15 rifle, boxes of ammunition and loaded magazines and body armor in his car when he was stopped. He had the White House in his GPS as his destination.

Puppy trapped beneath family's deck rescued by firefighters in Iowa

A 5-month-old puppy named Buddy was safely rescued by fire crews in Iowa after getting trapped under a deck at his owner’s home.

Iowa governor signs COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption into law

Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a vaccine will qualify for unemployment benefits.

Police: Iowa teen ‘covered in blood’ allegedly confessed to killing parents

Police in Iowa say a teen allegedly confessed to killing his mom and dad after officers found him at their home “covered in blood” early Thursday morning.

6 shot, including teen, at birthday party in Iowa hotel, police say

A disturbance at a birthday party in Cedar Rapids, Iowa escalated to gunfire Friday night leaving six people wounded — including a 13-year-old boy, police said.

5 Republican-run states under federal investigation for banning masks in schools

The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.

Iowa woman who drove SUV into 2 kids because of their race sentenced to 25 years

A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate crime charges.

Iowa tornadoes: 12 twisters confirmed within 24 hours

A night of severe storms Wednesday spawned 12 confirmed tornados in Iowa, the National Weather Service confirmed.

Mollie Tibbetts case: Judge delays sentencing over alternate suspect claim

Cristhian Bahena Rivera was scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday before his lawyers revealed newly obtained information involving an alternate suspect.

Lawyer: Iowa man found with guns in Chicago hotel was here to propose to girlfriend, not launch mass attack

Keegan Casteel has been accused by Chicago’s mayor and top cop of possibly planning a mass attack on Navy Pier crowds from the window of his hotel room over the Fourth of July weekend. But police and court filings so far detail no such plans.

Iowa amusement ride under investigation after 2nd death in 5 years

Authorities are investigating the cause of an accident that killed a boy on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park.

Iowa man arrested in McDonald’s bomb threat over missing sauce, police say

Ankeny police arrested 42-year-old Robert Golwitzer Jr. last weekend for allegedly threatening to blow up a McDonald’s for not including a dipping sauce in his nuggets order.

Man allegedly killed family after father said get job or move out, police say

A 20-year-old man charged with killing his parents and younger sister in their family home in Iowa told police that a masked intruder was to blame for the homicides.