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US: Blizzard Brings Near-Whiteout Conditions to Minnesota

A blizzard brought dangerous travel conditions to southern Minnesota and northern Iowa on Thursday, December 18, prompting no-travel advisories and blizzard warnings in several counties. Strong winds up to 50 mph and blowing snow caused near-whiteout visibility, especially in rural areas.

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US: Fast-Moving Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow to Iowa

A fast-moving winter storm delivered heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions to Iowa, prompting a Winter Storm Warning for most of the state on Saturday, December 6. The storm system affected the Midwest region, putting approximately 20 million people under winter weather alerts.

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US: Black Friday Lines Wrap Store Despite Frigid Temperatures in Iowa

Although a winter storm brought low temperatures to Iowa, shoppers wrapped around the store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Black Friday sale.

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Aurora Illuminates Night Skies Across North America 2

A strong solar flare sparked a severe geomagnetic storm on Tuesday, November 11, with the northern lights expected to illuminate skies across U.S. states and parts of Canada through Wednesday morning.

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A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa) leaves the senate chamber after voting, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill.

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, listens as Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) testifies during an US Senate Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Lawmakers pressed Patel on the bureau’s intelligence operations, surveillance protocols, and efforts to rebuild public trust. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill.

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, left, and United States Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary listen as Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) testifies during an US Senate Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Lawmakers pressed Patel on the bureau’s intelligence operations, surveillance protocols, and efforts to rebuild public trust. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill.

Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), left, is greeted by United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary as he arrives to testify during an oversight hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Lawmakers pressed Patel on the bureau’s intelligence operations, surveillance protocols, and efforts to rebuild public trust. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill.

Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), left, is greeted by United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary as he arrives to testify during an oversight hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Lawmakers pressed Patel on the bureau’s intelligence operations, surveillance protocols, and efforts to rebuild public trust. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, right, speaks with US Senator John Neely Kennedy (Republican of Louisiana) prior to hearing testimony from Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary in the in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, right, speaks with US Senator John Neely Kennedy (Republican of Louisiana) prior to hearing testimony from Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary in the in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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US: Sirens Blare as Tornado Warnings Issued for Parts of Iowa Amid Storms

Severe thunderstorms rolled across Iowa on Saturday, July 19, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning to parts of the state as well as a few tornado warnings

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa 2

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows flooded roads in Davenport.

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows a vehicle submerged on a flooded road in northern Davenport amid a flash flood warning.

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Trump in Iowa

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025.

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Trump makes speech in Iowa

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech during a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025.

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump waves and gestures to the crowd following his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump arrives and gestures to the crowd as he arrives for his speech at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump participates in the Salute to America Celebration

United States President Donald J Trump delivers remarks to a crowd at an America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States on July 3, 2025. President Trump announced the "Great American State Fair," which he said would kick off in Iowa. The celebrations will culminate in a celebration on the National Mall next year. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the "Patriot Games," a nationally televised athletic competition. Donald Trump also said a UFC bout at the White House will be part of the celebrations and Trump also announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the Marines and the Navy this fall on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / UNF News via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DC: President Donald Trump Departs White House for Iowa

President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington DC as he heads to a rally in Iowa, on Thursday July 3, 2025. President Trump will be signing the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law tomorrow after the bill passed the Senate and House among party lines. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Donald Trump Departs White House for Iowa

President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington DC as he heads to a rally in Iowa, on Thursday July 3, 2025. President Trump will be signing the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law tomorrow after the bill passed the Senate and House among party lines. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Donald Trump Departs White House for Iowa

President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington DC as he heads to a rally in Iowa, on Thursday July 3, 2025. President Trump will be signing the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into law tomorrow after the bill passed the Senate and House among party lines. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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US: Tornado Touchdowns Reported in Southeastern Minnesota

Multiple tornadoes were reportedly spotted in Freeborn County, Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, as severe weather moved through southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa. This video shows what appears to be a tornado near Hartland.

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US: Large Hail Pelts Nevada, Iowa

Large hail up to ping pong ball size was reported in the city of Nevada, central Iowa Tuesday night, April 22.