Rural Iowa

Chart-topping dynamo Chappell Roan performed in front of her largest headlining crowd on the final stop of her Midwest Princess tour, just outside of Council Bluffs. Her third performance in Iowa this year was her best yet, featuring favorites like “Red Wine Supernova,” “Pink Pony Club” and the dance-along sensation “HOT TO GO!”

America’s fastest-growing sport experienced a boom this summer in the corn state. While new courts are being built in greater quantities in urban areas, rural Iowans are jumping on the craze in some less traditional ways.

Sioux City officially approved selling land to a nonprofit for an inpatient addiction treatment facility, which city officials say is greatly needed. The project is the dream of a woman who overcame her own addiction.

One of northwest Iowa’s largest summer events takes place in Sioux City over Labor Day weekend. To celebrate ArtSplash's 30th anniversary, the community commissioned a large-scale public art project.

Former Republican congressional candidate Kevin Virgil endorsed Democrat Ryan Melton over incumbent Rep. Randy Feenstra. Former President Trump is still his choice at the top of the ticket.

A controlled operation took place Monday to start the demolition of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway bridge destroyed by floodwaters in northwest Iowa.

Democrat Ryan Melton wants to unseat two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra. The candidate also challenged the Republican congressman in 2022.

The natural-cause death rate for those 25-54 years old is 43 percent higher in rural than urban areas, according to a report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Iowa State Fair is set to start on Aug. 8. If it’s anything like some county fairs in northwest Iowa, there will be fewer dairy cattle on display.

Even though the Lyon County Fair started this week in a new location, participants are still enjoying showcasing their animals during the livestock show.