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Bill changing Iowa's history education requirements now state law
WOI-TV Des Moines· 5 days agoIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new bill into law on Wednesday. A release from the governors office...
'FEMA should step in': Minden mayor pushing for federal funding as tornado cleanup continues
WOI-TV Des Moines· 6 days agoAround 90% of the town's business district and 40% of residential homes were completely destroyed...
Central Iowa now out of air quality alert, northern Iowa still has hazy air
WOI-TV Des Moines· 6 days agoThe wind pushed wildfire smoke from the western Canadian provinces British Columbia and Alberta into...
Do you know what a 'tornado warning' means? Study finds many do not
Omaha World-Herald· 5 days agoThe study of 679 people surveyed across portions of Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi in...
Biden OK’s major disaster declaration for 8 Iowa counties
The Gazette· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for eight Iowa counties that were hit...
Strong winds, hail and tornadoes possible as a stormy week looms for Kansas City area
The Kansas City Star· 10 hours agoThe powerful thunderstorms that raced through the Kansas City area overnight, downing tree limbs and knocking out power for thousands, have left the metro area, but additional storms may return ...
Powerful storm winds hit Houston, Texas leaving 5 dead and 740,000 without power
World Socialist Web Site· 2 days agoTransmission towers carrying high voltage lines were crumpled, while skyscrapers in the city...
Kansas suffers ‘significant damage’ as 17 million Americans face storm risk
The Independent via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoTornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued across several states on Sunday....
'Took me by surprise': Smoke particles continue affecting Iowa earlier in the year
WOI-TV Des Moines· 6 days agoThe wind pushed wildfire smoke from the western Canadian provinces British Columbia and Alberta into...
Emergency sirens activated in metro suburbs despite not meeting weather requirements
KCCI 8 Des Moines· 2 hours agoNeighbors of several western Des Moines suburbs may have heard emergency sirens blaring during Sunday night's thunderstorms. The defect at Westcom Emergency Communications Center affected its ...