As he speaks to hundreds of Iowa evangelicals about his "faith walk," it's clear former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is connecting with the audience. Santorum may have been trounced in his 2006 re-election bid, but on Tuesday night at a suburban Des Moines church the crowd ...

Iowa's largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions Monday about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner. Culver sent a letter to Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss, expressing concern about Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield's average ...

Social conservatives are targeting Iowa State Senate President Jack Kibbie for not backing a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a heterosexual union, 'Radio Iowa' reported.

The Iowa Family Policy Center, the state's most vociferous opponent of gay marriage, is criticizing Kibbie for ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and warmer weather this week could trigger flooding in portions of the Midwest grain belt, prompting concerns of delays to field work ahead of seeding the corn and soy crops, a forecaster said on Monday. Farmers in top grain states like Iowa and Illinois normally begin planting their corn and soybean crops in April. "This is the ...