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.

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby ...

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle from the Netflix "Tiger King" documentary, front left, reaches out to a supporter Tuesday after he was ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin heads for two states that are early gatekeepers for the Republican presidential nomination ...

A precious baby animal on the brink of extinction was born at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. There are fewer than 100 of these species left in the wild.

Iowa’s largest zoo is adding sharks to its Big Reef Aquarium for the first time. Two bamboo sharks, named Snoopy and Pluto, were introduced this week at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Zoo ...

Iowa's shark population just grew by two — and you don't even need a boat to see them. Snoopy and Pluto, Blank Park Zoo's newest bamboo sharks, have been added to the big reef aquarium in the ...

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 ...

NEED TO KNOW Dozens of Blanding's turtles were released back into their natural wetland habitat on June 4 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Blank Park Zoo, and Iowa State University joined ...

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 ...

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 ...