Iowa
US hit by severe weather with heavy snow, an ice storm and a tornado
Officials in San Francisco issued the city’s first ever tornado warning while on the opposite coast New York State was hit by almost 3ft of snow.
Iowa city to let kids trick-or-treat on Halloween for first time in over 80 years
Children in Des Moines typically trick-or-treat the night before Halloween
Six-week abortion ban comes into force in Iowa
Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022.
Dam fails in Illinois as US states hit by heavy rain and tornadoes
A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
Iowa’s supreme court tells lower court to let strict abortion law take effect
Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the US supreme court’s overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022.
‘Gentle giant’ great Dane achieves world record for being tallest dog
Great Dane Kevin stands at 3ft 2in and hails from West Des Moines, Iowa.
More bad weather could hit Iowa, where three tornadoes caused millions in damage
More than 202 homes were destroyed by a series of tornadoes that raked the state on Tuesday, said Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
Five dead and dozens injured in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, say officials
The twister that hit the city of Greenfield was so destructive that it took authorities more than a day to account for the area’s residents.
Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial may overlap with presidential primary
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a Bill setting the state’s presidential primary for April 2.
DeSantis hits back at Trump in campaign blitz in US
The Florida governor’s first stop was a rural town near Sioux City, in the heart of the most Republican-heavy part of Iowa.