As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Guthrie Center, on the far western edge of the Des Moines metro, served as an overnight town twice in RAGBRAI’s first 11 ...

Council Bluffs, Iowa, became the eastern end of the First Transcontinental Railroad when the last spike was driven into the ...

1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another ...

In Iowa, a welcoming railroad town blends local history, seasonal festivals, nearby state parks, and small-town culture less ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The sounds of a time when locomotion was the heart of America’s transportation. “It’s the commerce and transportation of Tyler back around anywhere from 1871, on,” said Keith ...

THE ROADS ARE WET, SO BE SURE TO TAKE YOUR TIME. ONE SMALL TOWN IN IOWA MAKES AMERICAN HISTORY, AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO ONE COLLEGE STUDENT. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S EDDIE MESSEL HAS THE INSPIRING STORY ...

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...

A 79-year-old Iowa dentist with a long history of disciplinary action has agreed to surrender his license after being accused, for the third time, of stealing a patient’s prescription drugs.In ...

FORT DODGE, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A 79-year-old Iowa dentist with a long history of disciplinary action has agreed to surrender his license after being accused, for the third time, of ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) – In the early days of the 20th century, railroads, like the Big Four and the Illinois Central Railroad, drove the Illinois economy, especially in towns like Mattoon. Those ...

After over 100 years of broadcasting history, Iowa Public Radio will be moving off Iowa State University's campus in the next three years. Broadcasting started at Iowa State in 1911, when the ...