Articles by Hannah Fingerhut, Scott McFetridge and Margery A. Beck

Tornado Devastates Iowa Town, Killing Multiple People

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely …

Drought and Low Mississippi River Levels Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers’ Crop Transportation

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn …

Residents Reported Cracked Floors, Bowed Walls at Iowa Building Before Deadly Collapse

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116- year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the …

3 Bodies Recovered in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuit Accuses City, Owners of Negligence

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city’s …

Amputation Frees Woman From Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – One moment Lexus Berry and her wife were rushing toward the door of their fourth-floor apartment, and the next, Quanishia “Peach” Berry was gone. Their apartment had disappeared into a heap of bricks and steel far …

Iowa Apartment Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. …

Mayor: 5 Unaccounted For, 2 Likely in Wreckage of Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. …

Mississippi River Crests in East Iowa, Testing Barriers

BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) – Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his money’s worth …

Mississippi River Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Sandbagging in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be near-record flooding caused by the rapid melting …

US Asks Farmers: Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead of 1?

There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to …