Iowa was covered by tall grass prairie in 1776

What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of Iowa was covered in tall grass prairie. “Lots of forest and savanna, adding up to about 7 million acres,” he said. “Lots of different kinds […]

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Wolverines Blank Tornadoes

Sioux City-West quarterback Tavin Irvine ran for a pair of touchdowns and passed for another and the visiting Wolverines defeated Storm

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