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President Joe Biden is preparing to host the NCAA men's and women's championship teams at the White House.

Iowa teachers are now banned from raising gender identity or sexual orientation issues with children through the sixth grade.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign.

Harrowing video of a driver fleeing from Iowa police with an officer on his hood and roof has emerged as the motorist was sentenced this month to up to five years in prison.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump will share the spotlight in Iowa on Saturday, providing a chance to sway influential conservative activists and contrast their campaign styles in Republicans’ leadoff voting state.

New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV.

The super PAC promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to have dozens of staff in place in the first 18 states on the GOP presidential primary calendar in the coming weeks.

Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.

Iowa Democrats are proposing a novel way to get around their demotion from the leadoff spot on the party’s presidential nominating calendar: They would still put on the first-in-the-nation caucuses but would be open to withholding the results until after other states hold their contests.

The Mississippi River has crested at Davenport, Iowa, after rising for several days due to a spring surge of water from melting snow.

Sen. Tim Scott says he’s nearly ready to reveal his decision on entering the 2024 presidential race.

The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Sam LaPorta with the No. 34 pick in the second round of the NFL draft.

The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa Hawkeyes star linebacker Jack Campbell with the No. 18 pick in the first round of the NFL draft.

A federal judge says former U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes was not defamed by articles published by Esquire magazine about his family’s Iowa dairy farm.

Some residents along the Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled to prepare for near-record flooding.

Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was crowned the winner of Drake University’s Beautiful Bulldog Contest.

Many loyal Republicans in the state that kicks off the presidential nominating season insist they’re open to White House hopefuls other than Donald Trump.

There's a low-tech remedy for the nitrate pollution affecting waterways in Iowa and elsewhere in the United States.

Two Iowa teenagers charged in a fatal shooting at a Des Moines school will be tried separately so one of the teens can testify in defense of the other.

When Republicans eyeing the White House visit Iowa, they will navigate an evangelical community that is faithful to Donald Trump.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says conservatives are “starved for hope,” as he tries to present a more positive vision for the future than his potential rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.

Aliyah Boston headlines the WNBA draft class and is expected to be taken first by Indiana.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception, and in rare cases abortions, for victims of sexual assault.

Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith has entered the transfer portal.

LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House.

First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn't sit well with Angel Reese.

Iowa standout Caitlin Clark says there’s no reason for LSU’s Angel Reese to be criticized on social media for waving her hand while staring down Clark during the women’s NCAA championship game.

President Joe Biden has scrapped the idea of inviting to the White House the NCAA champion Louisiana State women’s basketball team along with Iowa’s players, who lost the title to LSU.

Strong storms including hail and tornadoes are again hitting parts of the Midwest and South.

LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s basketball game on record.

LSU’s national championship women’s basketball team has returned to campus where thousands of fans gathered to welcome them back.

First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University.

LSU's win was not the big talking point for many after the game.

This year’s record-breaking women’s NCAA Tournament featured breakout stars, upsets and capped off with the flamboyant Kim Mulkey leading LSU to its first basketball championship.

A technical foul against Iowa star Caitlin Clark and a high foul count have put the focus on the officials in the NCAA women's championship game.

Caitlin Clark accomplished so much that had never been seen in any NCAA Tournament before, by any woman or man.

Jasmine Carson banked in a 3-pointer to end the highest-scoring half ever in a women’s NCAA Tournament championship game.

Caitlin Clark's 100th career game at Iowa will come in the national championship game.

Caitlin Clark has captured the attention of basketball fans with her historic performance in the NCAA Tournament.

Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina’s perfect season with a 77-73 victory in the Final Four.

Storms today will be strongest to our southwest, but we could still get some thunderstorm activity, including heavy downpours, lightning/thunder and strong winds.

As Mike Pence approaches a likely 2024 run for president, he's opening up to audiences about the parts of his career before he served as Donald Trump's vice president.

Iowa's Caitlin Clark is The Associated Press college women’s basketball Player of the Year.

South Carolina is two wins away from completing the 10th undefeated season in women's college basketball history.

Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 and send the the Hawkeyes to their first women's Final Four in 30 years.

Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed Iowa shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals.

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president.

Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes.

Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists while Monika Czinano added 20 points to help Iowa beat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game.

Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach, Bill Self.

The dwindling number of perfect NCAA Tournament brackets might reach zero before the weekend.

The Big Ten has been a big disappointment when the women's NCAA Tournament has rolled around the past few years.

Transgender students won't be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Gov. Kim Reynolds is is expected to sign into law.

Authorities say the mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder.

South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is visiting Iowa, introducing himself to expectant audiences of Republicans ahead of a likely 2024 presidential bid.

The University of Iowa's president says a race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former football players will be settled using funds entirely from the school instead of having taxpayer money cover half of the $4.2 million deal.

Caitlin Clark had 30 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds in her 10th career triple-double for the Iowa Hawkeyes, who built a 37-point halftime lead and beat Ohio State 105-72 to win the Big Ten Tournament for the second straight year.

Florida Gov. DeSantis is planning his first visit to Iowa next week, making a stop in the leadoff Republican voting state before an expected 2024 presidential announcement later this year.

Donald Trump is planning to visit Iowa in mid-March, a first foray to the leadoff caucus state since announcing his 2024 White House campaign.

South Carolina is accustomed to increased attention in the years leading up to presidential elections, given that the state has hosted the South’s first voting contests for several of the last cycles.

As Sen_ Tim Scott weighs a potential 2024 presidential candidacy, the South Carolina Republican was in Iowa on Wednesday delivering a message of “a new American sunrise.”.

After a slow start, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into Iowa, the leadoff presidential caucus state.

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he'll challenge a subpoena by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is stepping up his outreach in Iowa ahead of a possible 2024 presidential campaign.

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is taking a pay cut as part of a new contract that will reward him if the Hawkeyes average 25 points and win at least seven games next season.

The founder of an educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines says he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples’ eyes” after he was wounded in last month’s shooting that killed two students.

The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved a new calendar lineup for the early stages of the party’s presidential nominating contests in 2024.

The Democratic Party has approved the reordering of its 2024 presidential primary.

Caitlin Clark scored 42 points and Monika Czinano had 28 as No. 6 Iowa defeated No. 8 Maryland 96-82.

A continuing care home in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, has been fined $10,000 after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was still alive.

The Iowa athletic department voided the tickets an Illinois spirit group purchased under an assumed identity for the men's basketball game in Iowa City on Saturday.

The presidential campaign landscape in Iowa is markedly different this year compared with four years ago.

Authorities in Iowa have charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program.

It took four days for No. 2 Ohio State to go from unbeaten to second place in the Big Ten.

Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school will be able to use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses.

Investigators say in a charging document that an 18-year-old who was involved in an ongoing gang dispute walked into the common area of an Iowa alternative education program for at-risk students and fatally shot two teenagers in a premeditated attack.

Wendy’s said Friday it’s planning a restructuring, including possible corporate layoffs, in an effort to speed decision-making and invest more in new restaurant development.

A Home Depot thief from Iowa had a trail of stolen items falling out of his coat as he fled police officers in the Macomb County store’s parking lot, according to authorities.

After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone finally break the trend and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

Call it the Golden Age of lottery jackpots.

New Hampshire Democrats are asking the national party not to “punish” them while overhauling its 2024 presidential primary calendar.

The Iowa athletic department says basketball player Patrick McCaffery will take an indefinite leave of absence to address a mental health issue.

An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang.

No sooner had President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential primary calendar than states began balking.

A state judge has blocked an effort to ban most abortions in Iowa by upholding a court decision made three years ago.

Four new cases of bird flu at Iowa turkey farms in the past few days will push the number of birds slaughtered nationwide this month to limit the spread of the virus up to nearly 700,000.

Italian confectioner Ferrero is acquiring Wells Enterprises, one of the largest U.S. ice cream makers.

The Iowa caucuses and their outsize importance have largely been an exercise in myth-making.

Democrats have voted to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024.

Diamond Johnson and Saniya Rivers each scored 22 points to help No. 12 North Carolina State overcome a 45-point effort from Caitlin Clark and beat No. 10 Iowa 94-81 in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game on Thursday night.

President Joe Biden says Democrats should give up “restrictive” caucuses and move to champion diversity in the order of their presidential primary calendar.

Democrats gathering to consider shaking up the order of their 2024 presidential primary are waiting on President Joe Biden.

A record 12 women will take their seats as their states' highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter.

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for scores of voters.

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.

A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night.

One of those prizes was $1 million dollars from a ticket sold at a CVS in Traverse City.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley.