It was in Afton where the county’s first courthouse was built, which also functioned as a church and school. A two-story ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has canceled the upcoming Prairie Chicken Day due to the decline in the local ...

It was a great moment to see Oakwood native Katelyn Young and Danville native Erin Houpt compete in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. But it was a fleeting moment as both Young's Murray State ...

OK, so now we had a name, but we also had a question: Why would an area in Iowa be named for a Missouri senator? One reason ...

Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area in Benton County, a park known for its camping, hiking and renowned disc golf course, is ...

Ella Fink and Avery Beals are two of the top players who have led their teams to postseason success in Central Illinois.

Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the US outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock ...

Councilman David Horn is running for reelection in the April 1 municipal election. He has served on the Decatur City Council since 2017.

Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois in ...

At the immunity hearing Tuesday that will decide if former Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette is tried for murder, four witnesses testified, including an officer who acknowledged that ...

A bill that would put a moratorium on state economic development funding for Iowa's largest counties is not expected to ...

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 6:42 a.m. on Friday for gusty winds and elevated fire danger until 8 p.m. The alert is for Mason City and ...