Iowa history

A taste sensation started right here in Iowa, nearly a century ago.

This Cedar Rapids TV station flipped from black and white to color for the first time mid-broadcast! The video resurfaced and went viral on Reddit.

Disaster struck when a loaded passenger train went off the tracks.

However, when you really look (and google "What should I know about Iowa"), there's a wealth of knowledge to be found here. Like, did you know that renowned thief, Jesse James and his brother Frank, robbed a train here?

Born in Missouri, this man went on to lead an extraordinary life in northwest Iowa.

His first visit to the Hawkeye State and Black Hawk County came in 1959.

It's too damn cold, and we have modern conveniences. I can't imagine how people hundreds of years ago survived Iowa winters.

If not for what happened in Iowa one night many years ago, there may not be a Lakers franchise today.

During a family gathering on the night of December 30, 1987, a man entered the home and opened fire on his parents, sister, niece, and nephews.

It was dug in the late 1850s by a man and his sons.