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Iowa Teen Has Donated 7,000 Pounds of Produce from Her Own Garden to Food Banks: ‘A really good feeling’

When Iowa teen Lauren Schroeder showed up to a community food drive during COVID, she didn't see a lot that actually nourished people—just a...

Minnesota Teens Hook Wallet Full of Cash on a Lake Then Return it to Iowa Farmer–WATCH

This summer Connor Halsa reeled in the fishing story of a lifetime when he went searching for walleye and got a wallet. Inside there was...

The Humble Pigeon Uses Same Learning Process as Artificial Intelligence, Says Iowa Study

Can a pigeon match wits with artificial intelligence? At a very basic level, yes. In a new study, psychologists at the University of Iowa examined...

On Their 77th Anniversary, Iowa Couple Finally Gets to Take Their Wedding Photos

The bride is 97. The groom is 98. The couple has been married for 77 years, and thanks to some very special folks who...

After Devastating Storm, Boy Makes 115 Baseball Bats Hewn From Fallen Limb to Raise Money for Iowa Victims

When a huge derecho hit Iowa in August with winds that reached 140 mph, a 12-year-old boy found a unique way to help the...

This BBQ Joint Grills Up Comfort Food For Storm-Ravaged Iowa Residents, Free of Charge

When straight-line winds blew through his beloved adopted home of Cedar Rapids, one local hero leapt into the fray with his own very special...

Anonymous Donor Gives Away $82,000 Worth of Gift Cards to All 1,400 Residents of Small Iowa Town

Collectively, the unidentified do-gooder gave away $150 in gift cards to every one of the 1,450 households in Earlham, Iowa.

Rather Than Polluting Icy Roadsides With Salt, Scientists Use Recycled Biowaste From Fruit

The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of...

Is This Heaven? No, It’s Iowa: Yankees to Play White Sox on Actual ‘Field of Dreams’ Site

MLB is constructing a temporary stadium on the actual Iowa film set so the White Sox can face off against the Yankees on August 13th, 2020.

Totally Green Machine That Uses Biowaste to Generate Clouds for Clean Water Wins $1.75 Million XPrize

The water system doesn't just generate clean water – the carbon-negative technology costs less than 2 cents per liter of clean water.

Build it and They Will Come: Iowa Man Recreates Wimbledon, Travelers Come to Play Free Tennis

Mark Kuhn has always had a fixation on the fabulous sport of tennis. He loves tennis so much, in fact, he built a replica of...

Iowa City is Devoting 1,000 Acres to Saving Honeybees

As honeybee populations continue to dwindle in the United States, this small town in Iowa is starting a groundbreaking initiative to save the precious pollinators. The...
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One Chick-fil-A Owner Is Donating 200 Sandwiches to Iowa Pride Event

Revelers at the Iowa City Pride fest this year will be eating chicken and fries donated by a local owner of the fast food...
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Iowa Bill Would Give Excess Solar Energy to the Poor

"When rooftop solar systems generate more power than can be used on site, the local utility typically ends up acquiring the excess – often...

Persistent Iowa Man Retrieves Long-stolen Artwork by Grant Wood

Andrew Wallace vividly recalls the email he received one afternoon in 2013 telling him that a sketchbook of famed Iowa artist Grant Wood was...
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Iowa Business Rescues Animal Shelter in Frigid Cold

An animal shelter in Iowa had a crisis of cold noses when their furnace broke down during the sub-zero weather in January. The Clinton Humane...
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Iowa Man Posing As Homeless Hands Out Gifts

Jonnie Wright stood on an Iowa street corner in the freezing cold on Christmas Eve disguised as a homeless man. Anyone who rolled down...
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Kids Find 20,000-Year-old Mastodon Tooth in Iowa Creek

Four Iowa kids exploring a cool creek found a 20,000-year-old mastodon tooth turned upside-down like a rock beneath the water. The five-pound (2.5 kilo)...
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In Rural Iowa Town, a Lifeline of Friendship for Islam

Amid an expanse of undulating Iowa farmland and Catholic and Lutheran churches, the town of Elkader bears the name of a Muslim hero. Abd el-Kader...
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Dozens Post Singing Videos for Iowa Boy Battling Rare Cancer

Family, friends and even strangers are giving an Iowa City boy dozens of reasons to smile, even during this tough period of cancer treatments. During...