Gabby Douglas, Lolo Jones honored in Iowa

The service of three emergency workers who died in the line of duty was remembered in a ceremony Saturday in West Des Moines. Pilot Gene Grell, flight nurse Shelly Lair-Langenbau and paramedic Russell Piehl all died in a helicopter crash in northern Iowa

The Iowa House on Friday approved $77.4 million in state infrastructure funding, finalizing one more aspect of the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The budget includes $8.6 million for lake restoration projects, $3.8 million for renovations

DES MOINES — Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history … DES MOINES — The morning after Iowa legislative leaders unveiled a wide-ranging tax relief plan, they sounded l

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines University is honoring dozens of people who donated their bodies in the last year for medical education. The school will host a memorial service Friday at the Olsen Medical Education Center on campus. More than 60 peopl

Young swimmers got the opportunity to interact with a champion when four-time Olympic medalist Peter Vanderkaay conducted a clinic at the Dallas Middle School natatorium. Vanderkaay, a three-time member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, ran drills throughou

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake University in central Iowa has launched an initiative to recruit African-American students and other minority groups as part of an effort to increase the school's retention rate. Two faculty members started the Crews Scholar