Des Moines

• Former Iowa superintendent charged for claiming US citizenship expected to change not guilty plea - The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, whose arrest by federal immigration agents drew national attention, is expected to change his plea on Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. cit
• Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election - Some Iowans are ringing in 2026 with a special election on the final Tuesday of the year, casting ballots for a state senator in a race that offers Republicans an opportunity to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber. The seat is vacant
• Amazon Driver Realizes Home Is on Fire While Delivering Package, Then Sees Car in the Driveway and Panics (Exclusive) - Ciara Aschan tells PEOPLE that she noticed something was wrong while she was still driving, then she spotted smoke and flames