College towns with Midwest charm and culture The Midwest is filled with lively college towns, each with its own charm, energy and student-fueled culture. Dominated mostly by schools in the Big Ten ...

The City of Fort Madison continues to work to plan fun, outdoor activities and events in addition to their efforts to provide ...

Dubuque might set new rules for which parks will allow cats and dogs. Most parks do, but several popular parks bar the animals from entry.

Lawmakers dropped a huge tax overhaul last week at the Statehouse that some leaders say has been decades in the making.

The Ames City Council is considering an ordinance regulating use of bicycles and "personal transportation" devices in town.

The best cities to retire in the Midwest offer low cost of living, including housing prices, plus the amenities and cultural ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city of Cedar Rapids is pressing forward with the construction of a five-story, $20 million parking ...

Newton officials have confirmed nearly a dozen cases of canine parvovirus. Commonly known as parvo, the virus, which can be deadly, affects a dog’s gastrointestinal tracts and is spread by dog-to-dog ...

The Iowa City school district is collaborating with the City of Iowa City on a proposed plan to renovate the athletic fields ...

Also in that area, the Iowa Department of Transportation is expected to ... facility this summer at the corner of Middle Road and 23rd Street. The city also hired a new parks director this year, John ...

The urgent call came out with less than a day’s notice. Nevertheless, hundreds of people mobilized and got themselves to the capitol in Des Moines on a frigid day in ...

A Des Moines leader has one goal for his community center — to house city resources under a single ... While living in Iowa, Parks kept his grandmother Lucille Parks' advice close: "No matter ...