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Fifty years ago, the National Weather Service tracked an intense low-pressure system that moved north across Iowa, producing a severe blizzard. In the aftermath, Gov. Robert Ray declared 40 counties disaster areas.

The annual fundraising event in Des Moines' Sherman Hill neighborhood features the area's historic homes going all-out for Halloween in support of the DMARC food pantry.

The Oskaloosa Art Center opened an exhibit Sept. 12 featuring the sleek, framed photography of Anthony Arroyo, a lifelong Des Moines native. The collections on display — “A Home I Never Knew,” “Home is the East Side,” “Taquerías en la University” and “Instant History” — are available to view through the end of October.

Some good health news? More people worldwide are surviving strokes. The bad news? More people aged 45-65 years old are dying from strokes.

This episode is all about poetry.

A Des Moines-area nonprofit has been holding youth town halls, a chance for students to bring their concerns directly to faculty and administrators — and the program has yielded some results.

Fortepan Iowa, an open source archival platform, represents everyday Iowa life and history through photos submitted by Iowans spanning from the 19th century to the start of the new millennium.

Most families have collections of photographs that get passed down through the generations. Often the information, history and memories associated with these pictures is lost over time.

A new art exhibit in Davenport opened Thursday night highlighting the “sights and sounds” of the U.S.-Mexico border. The host museum hopes it will bring community members together.

Annually, the state of Iowa provides support to artists, filmmakers, musicians and creative writers. We hear from this year's five fellows.