JOHNSTON, Iowa, June 15 (UPI) -- Iowa has been coordinating its response to the devastating floods from a National Guard armory about 10 miles northwest of the state capital.

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 14 (UPI) -- Flood waters began receding Saturday in some Iowa towns while others waited for rivers to crest.

LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa, June 12 (UPI) -- A 15-year-old Boy Scout who survived the tornado that hit an Iowa camp said Thursday that he saw Scouts aiding each other as soon as the storm passed.

BLENCOE, Iowa, June 12 (UPI) -- Iowa saw an "onslaught of weather" when a deadly tornado, thunderstorms and flooding hit the state, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mike Chertoff said.

PARKERSBURG, Iowa, May 26 (UPI) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has declared three north central counties disaster areas after tornadoes moved through the region, killing seven people.

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DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Iowa Department of Revenue officials, apparently spooked by publicity on the Internet, said they decided to ax the pumpkin tax.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- April's Virginia Tech massacre is causing universities across the United States to rethink policies that keep campus police unarmed.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A judge has ruled that same-sex couples can legally marry in Polk County, Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported Friday.