Iowa
The Iowa State Fair is older than Des Moines’ tenure as state capital. Where did it start?
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Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, ...
Oklahoma tornadoes kill 4; state of emergency issued amid damage
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SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive ...
Tornadoes devastate parts of Nebraska and Iowa with more coming
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and ...
At least 10 tornadoes touch down Friday in central Iowa, NWS says
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Severe weather outbreak expected from Plains into Midwest this weekend The storms firing up on Thursday afternoon are just the beginning of ...
Severe spring storms put 21 million under threat of possible tornadoes and hail
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Severe spring storms will bring heavy rain and thunder to the Plains and into the Mississippi Valley this weekend — including possible ...
Jim Harbaugh keeps promise, gets ’15-0′ tattoo commemorating Michigan’s national title
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Jim Harbaugh promised his Michigan players if they went undefeated and won a national title he would get a tattoo. (Photo by ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a one-day blitz Saturday to gain access to Iowa’s presidential ballot ...
Longtime Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer retires after 38 seasons with the Cardinal
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Tara VanDerveer is calling it a career. The longtime Stanford head coach announced on Tuesday night that she was retiring. The Cardinal ...
March Madness: South Carolina’s championship win over Caitlin Clark, Iowa drew record 18.7 million viewers
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For the third straight time, Caitlin Clark and Iowa set a new viewership record. South Carolina’s win over Clark and the Hawkeyes ...
UConn threw everything it had at Caitlin Clark. Her teammates lifted her up when she needed it most.
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CLEVELAND — Kate Martin has felt peaceful throughout the NCAA tournament. The fourth quarter of a tie game against 11-time national champion ...
