"I mean, you know, those are things you read about. You don't expect them in small-town Iowa," Pastor Darin Wogen said.

The Kettlestone Central Sports Complex in Waukee, part of a $350 million development, is set to become the largest indoor youth sports venue in Iowa.

Police say careless and forgetful passengers are causing major and costly disruptions at the airport.

The program will give students the opportunity to hone their skills while capitalizing on direct access to Division 1 athletics at Drake University, and professional sports organizations in Des Moines.

An Italian village on the island of Sardinia is offering homes to Americans for $1.

The Girls State Basketball Tournament is a popular event in Des Moines every year, but for decades, the game was played a little differently.

Here's how and when to thaw your turkey in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

There was a lot of anticipation for a restaurant serving loose meat sandwiches.

House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride the first transgender person to be elected to Congress from using women's restrooms in the Capitol once she's sworn into office next year.

The committee is scheduled to meet again on Dec. 5 "to further consider this matter."

Whitaker, an Iowa native, has a legal and criminal justice background, rather than one focused on foreign policy and national security, yet is poised to take over an important position for U.S. global affairs.

A vital humanitarian organization said it will suspend activities in Haitis capital following a series of threats by local police.

12 years ago today, a Grinnell basketball player turned the sports world upside down when he scored a record 138 points.

We also looked at whether there's any link between the first snow and the rest of winter.

A former University of Virginia student has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students.

A Tennessee man died after the truck he was driving crashed in eastern Iowa.

Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" is premiering at a film festival in Poland three years after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set.

To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family. We will also give $5 million for every hostage, Netanyahu said.

A parole board decided that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats.

A pedestrian bridge connecting two West Des Moines parks will open to the public this week.

Jeff Gross of Newburyport, Massachusetts, has been collecting baseball cards for decades, but he never thought that a yard sale at his in-laws' house in Danvers would result in finding a card potentially worth millions.

What is a bomb cyclone, why does it happen and why are these big storms so feared?

Jay Leno suffered significant bruising to the left side of his face after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way out for dinner.

A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this years presidential race.

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, whose death fueled the national debate over immigration during this years presidential race.