Madison County News

Des Moines' art scene is becoming as seasonal as Iowa's weather. Summer is now dominated by festivals of renown, magnetically attracting itinerant artists from all over the globe.

State workers: Quit whining. I recently lost my job along with 85 others when our plant closed.

They counted, recounted, drew a name from a hat, and then counted again. And when the election dust finally cleared Tuesday, Joan Brown was still the mayor of St.

A tied election for mayor was decided last week by drawing a name from a hat, but the incumbent then called for a vote recount.

Madison County Supervisor Joan Acela announced she would seek the Republican nomination for the Iowa House District 73 seat in the June primary.

Farmers took advantage of dry weather to make good progress on this year's harvest, but work remains more than two weeks behind schedule, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.

When my mother, Joan Clements Wilson, was still able to communicate on an intellectual level, before Alzheimer's disease robbed her of her cognitive abilities, she and I engaged in an ongoing debate, albeit one that neither of us took very seriously.

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a trial in the case of a man who crashed his car into a trampoline that blew into the road during a storm.

The winner of a mayoral race in St. Charles was selected from a drawing on Tuesday.

Iowa Public Radio writers have a weird sense of humor. Their news reader read - our state will not host filming of blockbusters like 'Madison County' until they rebuild some burned bridges.

The famous Roseman Bridge - cloudy day. Photo: D. Nies I am starting a new, sporadic series of features about interesting places to take your children when a long weekend trip is possible.

My goal as a city council member is to have an efficient, economical, and convenient method of disposing of all of the trash of our community.

The case involving a Madison County man charged in a deadly hit and run will be dismissed.

A recent inmate of the Madison County Jail is claiming officials did not respond quickly enough to help another inmate who apparently knew he was dying.

The classic burnished look of an Iowa autumn returned to the state Tuesday, and farmers scrambled into fields to try to catch up on the latest harvest since the early 1970s.

October 23, 2009 The FBI has named the man they say robbed four banks in small Iowa towns.

Many Iowa school districts will be forced to raise property taxes against Gov. Chet Culver's wishes because their rainy-day funds are too depleted to absorb his 10 percent across-the-board budget cut, education leaders say.

Long lines are being reported across Iowa at H1N1 flu vaccination clinics as more people are becoming sick.

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by John McGlothlen . A bank robbery was reported Friday afternoon in the town of St.

Authorities say a man who robbed a bank in the Madison County town of St. Charles also stole a bank employee's car for his getaway.