Handling a cell phone while driving will soon be illegal in Iowa. The Iowa House has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill ...

The Iowa House, where the legislation has faltered in years past, passed the bill Wednesday by a broad, 84-11 margin.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Louis Pammel is pictured with Carl Fritz Hemming in front of a bridge at Ledges State Park in this ...

The Iowa House, where the legislation has faltered in years past, passed the bill Wednesday by a broad, 84-11 margin.

After leaving Parrish, we travel to the western edge of Des Moines County. That area was at one time called Jug Town. In 1848, two German Immigrants, David and Dennis Melcher, had a pottery in this ...

After turning west near Pickle Church, the original Agency Road branched to the south of the current route. A small town called East Grove was located on the southern route. It was founded in 1849 ...

Handling a cell phone while driving will soon be illegal in Iowa. The Iowa House has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill ...

The 118th Battle of the Bridge football game between Mount Vernon and Burlington-Edison lived up to the rivalry. The two winless teams battled until the final seconds, with the Tigers capturing a ...

Work will begin Monday on a bridge replacement project on I-74 in Knox County, just west of the Spoon River Rest Area. The ...