Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes." ...

Dave Dawson, of Lawton, Iowa. There will be a candidate forum next week for the three Democrats running for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat. That event will be hosted by the Democratic parties ...

Two Sioux City men are running for statewide office in 2026. Republican Chris McGowan, of Sioux City, has no opponents from his own party for the Iowa 4th congressional district contest this year. The ...

The country singer-songwriter formerly known as Sturgill Simpson has a new album out under his current stage name, Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds.

Bob Mondello, who jokes that he was a jinx at the beginning of his critical career — hired to write for every small paper that ever folded in Washington, just as it was about to collapse — saw that ...

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp of the synthpop group Haute & Freddy about the release of their debut album, Big Disgrace.

Here's a question you might never have asked yourself: How do you vaccinate a bat? You can't simply ask your local vet. Nor will the bats line up outside of a clinic on their own. But a group of ...

Weather this weekend in Sioux City you can expect cloudy skies with a mix of rain and snow possibly throughout the day.

Based on a series of novels by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta follows two different mysteries from two different timelines. It's structurally complicated — but it all holds up.

At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to ...

A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%.