An EF-3 tornado destroyed homes, businesses and lives in Minden on April 26, 2024. The traumatic experience shifted the ...

The city council of Swan, Iowa, voted last night to dissolve the town, which has been around since the 1840s, due to its ...

It continued on its 40.9-mile path — the longest tornado track recorded in the area that day — stretching over a mile wide at times. Winds up to 160 mph toppled homes, knocked down trees, and forever ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The small town of Minden, Iowa, was nearly destroyed, leaving businesses, homeowners and the community to start from scratch and one member of the community dead.

This weekend marks one year since Iowans were battered by the state's biggest tornado outbreak of 2024. A total of 29 tornadoes tracked across Iowa on April 26 last year, causing extensive damage, ...

“You just have that small-town Iowa connection,” Goodwin said. “We’re just all small-town Iowa kids making a living here, so that’s pretty fun.” ...

Local grocers could see greater financial assistance from the state under a proposal passed out of the Iowa House Thursday. The bill would establish a program to help small-town grocers pay for ...

Promoting small-town businesses and economic development requires passion for one’s community and a thirst for regional ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. WELL, IT IS THE SWAN SONG FOR THE SMALL SOUTHERN IOWA TOWN OF SWAN. THAT’S IN MARION COUNTY. LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL THERE VOTED TO DISSOLVE THE TOWN. THAT’S BEEN ...