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Some eastern Iowa school districts have already decided to delay their school start dates due to Monday's powerful derecho storm. Other districts are considering delays as they continue to assess the damage to their facilities.

Monday’s widespread storms and heavy winds potentially impacted 10 million acres of the state’s agricultural land as the system moved across the state, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig estimated.

State officials are warning Iowans it may take days for power to be fully restored in the wake of Monday's rare and powerful derecho storm, which left a wide path of destruction through the state.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued an emergency disaster proclamation in 20 of the state’s counties following damages caused by Monday's severe storm.

The Sioux City Council is paving the way for a possible ban on fireworks while acknowledging that enforcement would be difficult.

Severe storm systems tore across Iowa on Monday, leveling trees, downing power lines, damaging homes and businesses and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

Jerry Burns has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Cedar Rapids high schooler Michelle Martinko, bringing closure to a case that remained unsolved for decades, until the advent of forensic DNA technology.

The Siouxland District Board of Health wants to approve a countywide cloth face mask recommendation to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus but stopped short of a mandate.

The U.S. Census will stop surveying door-to-door on Sept. 30 instead of the previously planned Oct. 31. The largest minority group in Iowa is concerned this change will affect the count of their community.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Wednesday restoring voting rights to tens of thousands of Iowans with past felony convictions ahead of the November election.