Iowa

An Iowa man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks Wednesday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Dustin Honken, 52, was sentenced to death for killing government informants and children in his effort to thwart his drug trafficking prosecution in 1993

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Missouri meatpacking facility over employee safety.

A convicted murderer is arguing he has fulfilled his life sentence after briefly dying and being brought back to life.

Authorities have identified those involved in an incident in which a police officer in southern Iowa shot a Missouri man after he allegedly sprayed the officer with a chemical agent.

Warrensburg has been named the most patriotic city in Missouri by insurify.com.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a former Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant who alleged he was discriminated against after speaking out about the drowning of a handcuffed Iowa man.

A lawsuit has been filed against the Iowa Utilities board for authorizing use of eminent domain to access land for the Bakken oil pipeline.

Here's something I've never really thought about, but it's pretty neat. ThrillList.com has done a bunch of research and tracked down the oldest continuously operating restaurants for each state, and Washington D.C.

There are a lot of strange places in America, and there are a lot of weird town names. Maybe you've heard of Intercourse, Pennsylvania? What about Santa Claus, Indiana, Hell, Michigan or Friendly, West Virginia? Every state has at least a handful of town names that raise eyebrows. Here are a few crazy town names from Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.