THEY CELEBRATE POPE LEO’S COMMITMENT TO SERVING GOD’S CHILDREN. NEW. AT NOON, THE IOWA STATE FAIRGROUNDS IS MARKING AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY AND ARBOR DAY WITH A NEW TREE. IOWA FOUR-H AND FUTURE ...

You can now visit the official Iowa 250 tree on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig was one of the people in the group which planted the bur oak. “Which is our state ...

WINTERSET, Iowa — As communities across Iowa and Illinois continue to grapple with the damage caused by the emerald ash borer, one Iowa artist is transforming the destruction into something lasting.

In backyards across Des Moines, a quiet battle is unfolding between trees and the creatures determined to eat them out of house and branch. Sometimes, even people get caught in the crossfire. Oak ...

With Thanksgiving over, many people are now searching for a live Christmas tree. Northeast Iowa grower Robert Moulds says the wet spring was a relief this year after battling the drought. “This year, ...

IOWA WAS CUT DOWN ON WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE STATE, ACCORDING TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ITS BRANCHES STRETCHED WIDE AND ITS ROOTS WERE PLANTED FIRMLY IN THE COMMUNITY.

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. WITH HALLOWEEN IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, IT’S TIME TO LOOK AHEAD TO CHRISTMAS AND THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS TAKING OVER ONE INDIANOLA STREET. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA IS LIVE FROM ...

A mysterious fire found inside a 350-year-old sycamore tree — believed to be the largest in Iowa — caught headlines and the attention of Iowans last year. At the time, it was unclear how the fire ...