The State Historical Society of Iowa plans to centralize state historical records in Des Moines as it moves to close a ...

The Iowa event is scheduled to be held one year plus one day before the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence, which will be marked on July 4, 2026.

June 19th, 1865 was the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after the emancipation proclamation ...

Typically, heat indices this hot typically are more common in the month of July and the first week of August. You can thank ...

The group hopes the list will raise awareness and encourage people to help preserve historic buildings before they're gone, ...

Iowans across the Des Moines metro commemorated Juneteenth Thursday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. It ...

Iowa City's Centennial Building in Iowa City will close its doors next year while moving to appointment only. Why is the ...

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record level of ...

Juneteenth celebrations started on Thursday and will go into the weekend. People gathered at the State Historical Building in ...

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman lived in West Des Moines for nearly a decade and is credited with forming an active ...