Wind turbines show up on radar as tornadoes

Wind turbines in Iowa and across the country are showing up on weather radar and looking like tornadoes. Recently, the Des Moines National Weather Service office received a call from an emergency worker who mistook a wind turbine for a twister on doppler radar....

Fire leaves six homeless in eastern Iowa

A family of six is homeless after a weekend fire in eastern Iowa. The fire was reported early Sunday morning at an old farmhouse near Troy Mills in Linn County. Several fire departments spent over three hours dousing the flames which destroyed the home. Investigators...

Cool weather leads to record lows overnight

The first day of Autumn is still 22 days away, but plenty of Iowans had to close their windows and throw a quilt on the bed last night — and some likely switched on the furnaces. One Iowa city hit a new record low temperature this morning, while several cities...
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