Octavio Jones/Getty Images Poll: DeSantis Leads Comfortably in First GOP Primary State, Tied With Trump in Second Two recent surveys signal that Florida’s recently re-elected governor could make the GOP primary competitive if he joins the race. By Johnathan Jones, Western Journal March 27, 2023
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images GOP Senator Announces He Underwent Major Surgery, On His Way to 'Full Recovery' Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, 89, says he is on the mend after undergoing hip surgery on Wednesday. By Jack Davis, Western Journal January 12, 2023
Huge Explosion at Iowa Plant Causes Fire, Numerous Injuries A massive fire led to the destruction of an Iowa plant and forced nearby residents to evacuate for part of a day. By Jack Davis, Western Journal December 10, 2022
Machines Declare Democrat Winner in House Race, But Then the Hand Recount Overturns It for Republican An Iowa House race flipping in the Republican's favor is the latest example of a hand-count showing the machine count was wrong. By Randy DeSoto, Western Journal December 9, 2022
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Ashton Kutcher Opens Up About Rare Autoimmune Disease That Brought Him to His Knees Though Ashton Kutcher says he "feels lucky to be alive," he still wants to be able to reclaim his health and an excellent quality of life. By Elizabeth Delaney, Western Journal December 8, 2022
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images State Throws a Major Wrench in Biden's Plan to Dramatically Change Democrats' 2024 Primary Process President Biden pushed the DNC’s rules committee to decree that South Carolina would be the first Democratic presidential battleground. By Jack Davis, Western Journal December 6, 2022
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Republican Flips Iowa's Attorney General Seat Red, Ends Dem's 40-Year Reign The longest-serving state attorney general, Democrat Tom Miller of Iowa, has been unseated by Republican Brenna Bird. By Abby Liebing, Western Journal November 10, 2022
Iowa Becomes Completely Red State As It Elects All Republican US House Members in Midterms All of Tuesday's election results have yet to be tabulated, with some races looking like they may take longer than others to resolve. By George Upper, Western Journal November 10, 2022
GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images Fuel Emergency Declared in Multiple States - Will They Make It Through Winter? Multiple governors issue emergency declarations to lift restrictions on fuel-hauling trucks as the nation faces fuel supply shortages. By Ryan Ledendecker, Western Journal November 9, 2022
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Crop Scouts Travel to Iowa, Make Horrifying Discovery When They Look at Corn Fields There's more pain on tap for Americans, who are already struggling with soaring grocery prices in the Biden presidency. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal August 29, 2022
CBS 17 / YouTube screen shot Deadly Attack Launched on Iowa Churchgoers: 'We Are Grieving Deeply' The incident took place while a program aimed at college students was taking place inside the church, according to news reports. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 3, 2022
@NorwalkCH / Twitter screen shot Boy Gets Stuck in Tube Slide and Breaks Arm: Firefighter Climbs in to Comfort Him While He's Treated The boy's broken arm required surgery, but thanks to one kind firefighter, the situation was not as traumatic as it could've been. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2022
Helaina Hillyard / TikTok screen shot Athlete Discovers Tiny Dots on Her Skin Are Sign of Deadly Cancer 'I could have nearly died if I waited a few more hours to go to the doctor,' the 20-year-old basketball star said. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 13, 2022
JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images 26 Republican Governors Launch 'Border Strike Force,' Declare Biden Has 'Failed to Secure the Border' Republican governors are banding together to address the crime wave linked to Joe Biden's failure to secure the border. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 20, 2022
@alli_marois_ / TikTok screen shot Woman Asks US Fire Stations to Help Honor Retired Firefighter Dad, Receives Overwhelming Response Alli Marois wanted to do something special to honor her firefighter father's 38 years of service after he chose to retire. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 18, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Watch: Did a Bird Just Poop on Joe Biden? A bird appeared to strike President Joe Biden with a dropping during an Iowa speech, leaving white residue on the Democrat's suit. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal April 13, 2022
Laura Terrell KCCI / Facebook 'Real-Life Hero': Man Dies During Tornado After Using Body to Shield Wife The twister picked the couple up and threw them 100 feet, leaving them in a pile of rubble and leveling their home. She survived. He did not. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 10, 2022
@sgrubermiller / Twitter screen shot Iowa Lawmakers Finally End the Madness, Ban Trans Athletes from Female Sports Under this bill, women and girls will not be forced to compete against athletes with an unfair physical advantage. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal March 5, 2022
San Angelo Veterans / Facebook screen shot WWII Veteran Makes High School Achievement After Wartime Delay He'd nearly given his life for his country, but for decades he still wished he could've gotten that diploma. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 25, 2022
KETV NewsWatch 7 / YouTube screen shot 'Bang, Bang. They Dead': Parents Are Stunned After Teacher Pens Notes Saying Students Will Be Shot A teacher who police say put threatening notes around her Iowa school has been arrested - the teacher said she could not recall writing them. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 7, 2021