Iowa towns

Iowans looking to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks can take a walk around Gray’s Lake in Des Moines. In the fourth year of the…

Torrential downpours in northwest Iowa caused rivers to swell… floodwaters damaged homes, businesses and farmland. Federal Emergency Management Agency…

When a woman leaves prison she will face many challenges, and to succeed she needs to have the skills to navigate her world and to make good decisions.…

On a Saturday morning in Mason City, city officials give a group tour of eight homes once flooded in 2008, in the hopes that someone will come to buy one.…

Construction on the University of Iowa campus has uncovered the foundations of homes dating back to Iowa City’s earliest settlers.Archeologists are now…

Manufacturing continues to be the lead sector of the economy in Dickinson County, thanks, in part, to Polaris Industries. The company has been turning out…

Exactly six months after they were unveiled at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Polaris Industries cannot keep up with the demand for Indian motorcycles. The…

The holiday season is always a busy time for Iowa food pantries, but federal cuts have led to an increased need this year. As Iowa Public Radio’s…

A popular Central Iowa restaurant is closing this weekend. (Saturday night; November 16th) Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg reports the Suburban Restaurant,…

Plans for developing a regional medical district in the center of Cedar Rapids are beginning to come together. As Iowa Public Radio’s Durrie Bouscaren…