With no beds, hospitals ship patients to far-off cities
MISSION, Kan. — Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are putting critically ill COVID-19 patients on planes, helicopters and ambulances and sending...
Election officials face complex challenges looking to 2022
DES MOINES, Iowa — State election officials say they are confronting a myriad of challenges heading into the 2022 midterm elections, from threats of...
Rural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage
OMAHA, Neb. — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation's farming and ranching...
Cyber leader calls for nonpartisan path to securing the vote
DES MOINES, Iowa — Those entrusted with securing the nation’s voting systems must remain nonpartisan as a myriad of complex and growing risks continue...
Democrat DeJear to seek Iowa governorship in 2022
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa voting rights advocate Deidre DeJear announced Saturday she will seek the state's governorship in 2022.
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Field of Dreams: Inspired by 1989 film, MLB makes Iowa debut
More than three decades after “Field of Dreams” seeped into the country's cultural consciousness, with a one-year delay caused by the pandemic, one of...
Man sentenced for shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally
DES MOINES, Iowa — A man was sentenced Monday to up to 10 years in prison for shooting into a car full of Black...
Police pushback doesn’t stop conservative gun law rollback
SALT LAKE CITY — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican...
Man charged in killing of Iowa prison staffers pleads guilty
ANAMOSA, Iowa — One of two inmates accused of killing a prison nurse and correctional officer during an escape attempt pleaded guilty Friday to...
Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firm
LAS VEGAS — A New York-based real estate investment firm will emerge as the largest landholder on the Las Vegas Strip under a $17.2...