Author: Anna Spoerre, Des Moines Register

The man who challenged his Iowa ex-wife to a trial by sword fight must also undergo a psychological evaluation.

Kansas man David Ostrom asked an Iowa court to give him 12 weeks’ notice to “source or forge” a katana and wakizashi for a duel.

Tanner J. Miller, who was driving the lawnmower at the child’s home when he backed over the child, was charged with operating while intoxicated.

A Sioux City woman won$1 million after she played Mega Millions for the first time with numbers she wrote down years ago, Iowa Lottery announced.

A naked man who stole a vehicle before taking police on a foot chase through a Iowa neighborhood Friday morning has been arrested, police said.

Corey Brown, a 13-year-old from Marshalltown, was found dead Sunday morning.