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A KCCI viewer posted video of a field fire on our u local page . User msteenhoek sent video of fire crews fighting a blaze that started in a corn field northwest of Ames, south of Cameron School Road and East of R-38. Authorities had Farmers plow the ground to stop the fire.

The Des Moines man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife, and then shooting a police officer during a standoff, appeared in court Thursday.

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Iowa State University engineers Eliot Winer, left, and James Oliver have developed technology that converts 2-D medical scans into detailed 3-D images that can be used to plan a surgery... AMES, Iowa - James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's ...

Hundreds of state jobs are on the line, and a new preliminary deal could make a big difference.

A 15-year-old Lake County girl died Tuesday of complications from the H1N1 virus, county health officials said Wednesday.

This contest is for you, local food and restaurant lovers. You know who you are: You debate who serves the best pork tenderloin.

The Health Departments in Polk and Story counties plan to hold mass vaccination clinics this week.

At the end of another election, it's pertinent to ask if newspaper endorsements make any difference in the outcome.

Pet owners need not be alarmed because one cat has been diagnosed with swine flu, says local veterinarian Dr.

Ryan Chief sees himself as part entertainer, part public servant - it's just that his particular form of service involves widely distributing the mug shots of alleged sex offenders, probation violators and people accused of bestiality.

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Eric Cooper of Ames and Nick Weltha of Des Moines have formed an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's 2010 nomination for governor and lieutenant governor in 2010.

If you'd asked me a month ago what issues are most troubling to Iowans, I would have said the economy and health care - the issues dominating the headlines every day.

A federal research lab that investigates animal diseases spread by insects, spiders and other bugs is moving to Kansas.

AMES, Iowa The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Program for community college students and pork production workers.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved Oct. 30 as the Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance to recognize former nuclear weapons workers who served their country by building and maintaining nuclear forces during World War II and the Cold War.

AMES, Iowa -- A Jefferson woman has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly bilking her employer out $10,000 through fraudulent returns Police allege Ashley Phillips, an employee at Theisen's in Ames, made more than $10,000 in fraudulent returns to the store between June 2008 and August 2009.

AMES, Iowa -- The garden on the White House lawn is producing more than vegetables, says President Obama's deputy secretary of agriculture Kathleen Merrigan.