Iowa Lavender owners Jason and Jessica Mortvedt opened up their farm Sunday evening for a special “u-pick” event open to the ...

Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa – A prehistoric adventure is in store for visitors to the Blank Park Zoo this summer. The zoo will, temporarily, become Dino Park Zoo. Beginning in July, the zoo will be home to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In April 2024, the Blank Park Zoo announced plans for the largest renovation project in its 60-year history, and on Tuesday morning, zoo leaders broke ground on phase one. The ...

Iowa zoo euthanizes 3-week-old cotton-top tamarin found in poor health. Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez. ... The Zoo shared on Facebook Monday that one of the three-week-old infants died.

Fifty-six Blanding's turtles were released into their natural wetland habitat June 4. Three partnering agencies, consisting of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Blank Park Zoo, and ...

Iowa State's unique zoo also has several endangered species of tarantulas called ornamental tarantulas. Finding homes for its insects has been the zoo's easiest issue to handle, Mitchell said.

In the mayoral race at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo, voters turned out for a young, sharp candidate with lots of charisma. Oscar, a North American Porcupine, carried the race with 74% of the final ...

A shark was euthanized at an Iowa zoo when it bit an employee and wouldn’t release, the zoo said. Photo by Zachary Spears via Unsplash A bamboo shark was so startled that it latched onto a zoo ...

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — The owner of an Iowa zoo is expected to recover from injuries suffered during a tiger attack. The Delaware County sheriff's office says 52-year-old Tom Sellner suffered ...

One of the nation's biggest insect zoos is coming to a bittersweet end. After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of ...

A shark was euthanized at an Iowa zoo when it bit an employee and wouldn’t release, the zoo said. Photo by Zachary Spears via Unsplash A bamboo shark was so startled that it latched onto a zoo ...