A fire at a Iowa fuel station exploded, destroying trucks and barrels, prompting evacuations, but no injuries occurred.

Pepperoni led U.S. frozen pizza sales in 2025, with Detroit-style crust surging and regional flavor preferences emerging.

Iowa beat Michigan 59-42 to advance to the Big Ten title game against UCLA.

Two women were killed in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park on March 5, 2026, in a shooting and stabbing linked to 22-year-old Ivan W. Miller, who is now in custody in Colorado.

The Upper Midwest sees growing billionaire presence, with Wisconsin leading the region and most U.S. states now home to at least one billionaire.

Slipknot co-founder Shawn Crahan moved to Palm Springs for health and peace, while the band dropped a lawsuit over its domain.

Iowa’s cost-share program converted 16,000 acres to pasture since 2016, boosting soil health, water quality, and farming sustainability.

A snow plow in Iowa found a buried pickup truck after five days, revealing how wind, not snowfall, caused dangerous drifts during Winter Storm Lola.

A woman in mental distress was ignored for hours at an Iowa jail, leading to injuries and systemic reforms.

The USDA is distributing $6B in aid to farmers, with specialty crop payments coming soon, as cotton, rice, and sugar beet growers face financial pressure from high costs and trade issues.