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And in the light gray color she owns, she says, the backpack goes with every outfit. Baylor University student Alexa Hernandez adds that the bag is decidedly grown up: “It doesn’t look like I ...

Backpacks are an everyday essential for hikers and holidaymakers alike, as well as commuters up and down the country. We test the best travel backpacks for comfort, durability and ease of packing. We ...

MOTORISTS. COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN IOWA ARE SEEING THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM, KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE IN OSCEOLA, WHERE THE SNOW IS PILING UP. TODD. ELDORA. THE SNOW IS ...

GET THE HAND WARMERS. IF ANYONE’S GOING TO GO ON OUTSIDE BECAUSE, DAVID, YOU’RE TRACKING THESE CHILLY CONDITIONS FOR US, IT’S GOING TO LINGER BECAUSE IT’S STILL WINTER. YEAH, IT’S IT’S ...

Michael Parker, 43, died while on holiday with a care home group in Spain.

Scientists believe they are on the cusp of a vaccine for HIV. Two promising vaccines were set to go to additional trials. But ...

This mastodon skull was excavated in Wayne County. A local group of volunteers worked on the dig and created this wooden frame to transport the fragile material to Iowa City. Currently the clay ...

Russell, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, owns and operates Coyote Run Farm in southern Iowa with his ... he spent 12 years on staff at the Drake University Agricultural Law Center.

Temperatures could rise enough in southern Iowa to allow a wintry mix with freezing rain and snow, the weather service said. Up to a tenth of an inch is possible in southern counties. There is a ...

"These investments are meant to stabilize parts of the world so we don't have to put soldiers there," said Russell, who farms in southern Iowa. "All of this chaos has cost billions of dollars in ...