Dozens of cats in Iowa rescued from van amid heat wave after living in ‘heartbreaking’ conditions
In Iowa, more than 20 cats were left inside a van in the hot sun for hours before being rescued by police and animal rescuers. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) rescued 29 cats that were reportedly abandoned in a vehicle owned by 64-year-old Andres Enrique Guillartes Martinez. In a statement, ARL said they […]
Aggressive water buffalo on the run in Iowa town
That's a ridiculous story. An Iowa town is on high alert after an aggressive buffalo escaped a dramatic police standoff despite being shot by an officer. The owner of the menacing animal called 911 on Saturday morning to report the animal had escaped its enclosure and was wandering around the suburb of Pleasant Hill. KCCI […]
‘Injured and aggressive’ water buffalo on the loose in Iowa town, police say
A buffalo has escaped an Iowa town and police are warning residents that it is injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded to a report of an animal in the road on Saturday. The animal turned out to be a buffalo, and the owner told police it was being […]
Iowa man arrested for role in sadistic monkey torture film ring: feds
An Iowa lawyer has been arrested for allegedly making and sharing disturbing videos of him torturing, sexually abusing and killing a monkey. According to federal prosecutors, Philip Colt Moss, 41, is accused of conspiring with at least two previously indicted men, Nicholas Dryden of Ohio and Giancarlo Morelli of New Jersey, to create the so-called […]
How Iowa scientists are working to stop the bird flu outbreak infecting US cows
CDC issues warning about bird flu cases Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel talks about what you need to know about bird flu and the importance of not looking directly at the solar eclipse without the right glasses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying pigs, cows and other animals at the National Animal […]
Iowa football committed the saddest recruiting violation ever
Time Iowa Hokies Longtime head coach Kirk Ferentz will not be leading the team when the 2024-25 college football season begins. The program suspended Ferentz. The team fired wide receivers coach John Budmaier following Week 1’s matchup against Illinois State for allegedly violating Level II recruiting rules related to recruiting quarterback Cade McNamara through the […]
Iowa archaeologists unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon skull
Archaeologists in Iowa have unearthed an intact ancient mastodon skull that they hope will shed light on humans’ interactions with the ancient animals. The bones were excavated from the banks of Wayne Creek earlier this month in a process that took about two weeks to complete. The eroded site was first Iowa State Archaeologist (OSA) […]
Mastodon skull excavated from Iowa creek
Listen, this is a big problem. Archaeologists unearthed an ancient mastodon skull from a stream in Iowa this month, the first such find to come from the state. It took excavators 12 days to slowly recover the enormous fossil, which was remarkably well preserved, including a large portion of the once-curved tusk. The mastodon was […]
Iowa man shot father in face over argument about stinky feet
An Iowa man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his father in the face following an argument over the man’s “smelly feet,” police said. David Carpenter, 48, was arrested Sunday and charged with attempted murder and child endangerment after calling police and admitting to shooting the father while the child was in the room. KCRG […]
US appeals court rules in favor of controversial Iowa book ban that bars materials depicting sex acts
The ban begins! An appeals court on Friday gave the state of Iowa permission to ban books that depict sexual acts from school libraries and classrooms. The ruling overturns an earlier ruling by the district court and also stops the provision of instruction and materials about gender identity and sexual orientation to students in kindergarten […]