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Authorities find body in rural Hamilton County
Authorities find body in rural Hamilton County
Authorities have found the body of a man in rural Hamilton County that matches the description of a missing Jewell resident.More >>
Authorities have found the body of a man in rural Hamilton County that matches the description of a missing Jewell resident.More >>
Iowa police: Suspect in abduction case found dead
Iowa police: Suspect in abduction case found dead
Police say a man they believe abducted two girls from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, and one of the girls remains missing.More >>
Police say a man they believe abducted two girls from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, and one of the girls remains missing.More >>
Burlington mother unhappy son's diploma delayed
Burlington mother unhappy son's diploma delayed
A Burlington woman is disappointed her disabled son didn't receive his high school diploma with other graduates last weekend.More >>
A Burlington woman is disappointed her disabled son didn't receive his high school diploma with other graduates last weekend.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The Bishop." U.S. District Judge Robert Dow issued the sentence Tuesday afternoon, saying John...More >>
Iowa gov to visit Civil War site in Mississippi
Iowa gov to visit Civil War site in Mississippi
Gov. Terry Branstad is heading to the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi later this week for a re-dedication of the Iowa State Memorial.More >>
Gov. Terry Branstad is heading to the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi later this week for a re-dedication of the Iowa State Memorial.More >>
'Bishop' would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years
'Bishop' would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years
An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The Bishop."More >>
An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The Bishop."More >>
Primate center credits grocery, dairy for food
Primate center credits grocery, dairy for food
The Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary is crediting two Des Moines area businesses with providing food donations that have kept the organization operating.More >>
The Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary is crediting two Des Moines area businesses with providing food donations that have kept the organization operating.More >>
Railroad employees rescued following IA derailment
Railroad employees rescued following IA derailment
Rescuers called to the scene of a train derailment found the train's engineer and conductor atop one of the derailed locomotives in an area surrounded by rising floodwaters.More >>
Rescuers called to the scene of a train derailment found the train's engineer and conductor atop one of the derailed locomotives in an area surrounded by rising floodwaters.More >>
Legislative leaders making progress to end session
Legislative leaders making progress to end session
Iowa legislative leaders say they're getting close to wrapping up the 2013 session.More >>
Iowa legislative leaders say they're getting close to wrapping up the 2013 session.More >>
Iowa House set to take up 1-time spending bill
Iowa House set to take up 1-time spending bill
House lawmakers are scheduled to debate a number of one-time spending items including a substantial state contribution toward law enforcement pensions.More >>
House lawmakers are scheduled to debate a number of one-time spending items including a substantial state contribution toward law enforcement pensions.More >>

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The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist?More >>
Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's...More >>
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.More >>
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.More >>
Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado
Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.More >>
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.More >>
Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin
Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...More >>
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.More >>
Committee nears final vote on immigration bill
Committee nears final vote on immigration bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration...More >>
Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters sought to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate.More >>
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium.More >>
The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built.More >>
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.More >>
Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he...More >>
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Will Xbox mark the spot once again for Microsoft?More >>
Microsoft thinks it has the one.More >>
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
Summoned by Republicans, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional...More >>
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...More >>
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...More >>

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Ron Steele
Ron Steele
For more than three decades, in Iowa and around the world, Ron has reported history in the making.More >>
For more than three decades, in Iowa and around the world, Ron has reported history in the making. He was in Saudi Arabia when the Persian Gulf War broke out and he was at the White House when the American hostages came home from Iran. More >>