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Ethel Georgia King of North Liberty, Iowa, died on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Georgia was born to Addison Kistle and Louise Kistle on July 28, 1923, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A former child therapist from Iowa serving a 5-year sentence on child pornography charges has died as he was being transported between prisons.

Under a new state law, any minor caught trying to sneak onto an Iowa casino's gambling floor will face a $500 fine.

A federal judge will preside over a ceremony where 120 people will become citizens of the United States.

For years, the state fairs in Minnesota and Iowa have played a sort of butter sculpture one-upsmanship: Princess Kay busts in St.

People in downtown Dubuque spent Thursday morning cleaning up the bodies of dead mayflies, using brooms, rakes and leaf blowers.

The state is beginning a new budget year with conflicting views about the fiscal year that just ended.

Most of us know someone who's been affected by cancer. That's why the June E. Nylen Center encourages people to take part in their "Race for Hope." More>> Associated Press - July 1, 2009 1:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Lt.

Iowa cities in metropolitan areas have grown the most since 2000 with numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau showing Waukee as the fastest growing city in the state.

Aides to Sen. Tom Harkin on Wednesday said Al Franken, expected to become Minnesota's next U.S. senator, will headline the Iowa Democrat's annual fall steak fry on Sept.

A black bear's well documented 259-mile journey last month through parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin has ended safely, if not happily, in woods around Baraboo, Wis., according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Supporters of Iowa's indoor smoking ban are crediting the year-old law for decreasing the number of Iowans who smoke.

THE I WAS STATE FAIR IS HONORING A POP ICON BY CREATING HIM IN BUTTER ARTIST SARAH PRATT OF WESTERN WIND WILL SCULPT MICHAEL JACKSON LIKENESS JACKSON WILL SIT ALONGSIDE THE ICONIC BUTTERED COW IN THE AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS FORTY DEGREES COOLER FOR THE BEAR JACKSON IN THE NUDITY I WAS STATE CARE THAT HE DANCED HIS WAY INTO IOWANS HEARTS IN ...

The state is ending its budget year Tuesday with tax revenues about $165 million less than expected, leading some Republicans to question how Gov.

Despite tough times in the retail industry, Iowa's alcohol sales are setting records.

June in National Dairy Month. But, have you ever thought about what it takes to get some of your favorite foods to your family's table? More>> Associated Press - June 30, 2009 7:54 AM ET HAMPTON, Iowa - The site for a proposed casino in northern Iowa has been moved.

Cedar Rapids businessman Christian Fong has announced his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rating 81% of Iowa's corn crop as good or excellent, according to the agency's weekly crop report.

HUNDREDS OF IOWANS HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE IN IRAQ DURING THE SIX YEARS OF FIGHTING TONIGHT AND IT FEELS SAT DOWN WITH A LOCAL SOLDIER TO REFLECT ON THE WAR IN IRAQ AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE THE MILITARY FOR GOOD THE STORY IS NEW TONIGHT INTO AS AMERICAN FORCES TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARD LEAVING IRAQ MANY VETERANS OF THE WAR TAKE A ...

An iguana named Ivana has been having a tough time of it in Des Moines. First she was abandoned in an apartment building, and now she's been stolen from the group that rescued her.