Iowa school shooting: 6th grade student killed, 5 others wounded

Police said a 17-year-old student shot five students and one administrator at Perry High School in Iowa before turning the gun on himself. One of the students, a sixth-grader, died.

1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered at Iowa farm following bird flu case

An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered after bird flu was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week.

Iowa firefighter arrested and charged in 13-arson spree

A 60-year-old Iowa firefighter, Kendall Eugene Rhoads, has been arrested and faces 13 counts of arson along with a charge of reckless use of fire or explosives, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's Office.

Funeral home workers startled when 'dead' woman starts breathing

The 66-year-old Iowa woman had been pronounced dead at hospice but “gasped for air” when funeral home staff opened the body bag, state officials say.

Iowa woman faked cancer diagnosis to rake in thousands in donations: police

Court documents said some photos of the 19-year-old's supposed treatment appear to have been taken at her apartment instead of a medical office.

Iowa official's wife charged with 52 counts of voter fraud

Kim Phuong Taylor filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020, federal prosecutors said.

Iowa couple allegedly drowned their newborn in bathtub, police say

Authorities say a northern Iowa couple drowned their newborn in a bathtub shortly after she was born, fearing her cries would draw the attention of police.

Teen human trafficking victim, who pleaded guilty to killing rapist, escapes custody in Iowa

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim, who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her, escaped from a women's center where she was serving her probation sentence.

Iowa judge orders teenage human trafficking victim to pay $150K in restitution to family of rapist she killed

An Iowa teenage sex trafficking victim who stabbed her rapist to death was sentenced by a judge on Tuesday to five years of closely supervised probation and must pay $150,000 restitution to her abuser's family.

Iowa football team postpones AR-15 giveaway after backlash from sponsors

The team’s owner initially refused calls for the rifle giveaway to be canceled, but he changed his mind later the same day after one of their sponsors threatened to sever ties.

Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher, 66, with baseball bat, newly released court docs allege

Someone who knew one of the teens shared Snapchat messages that showed the boys "were involved in the planning, execution, and disposal of evidence" in the teacher's murder, new court documents allege.