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Archaeologists unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon skull in Iowa
A mastodon tusk, skull and other bones were recently discovered in Wayne County in southern Iowa, University of Iowa officials said. The skull is the first well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Iowa.
See the four-legged chick with a rare mutation
A chicken with four legs was born at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport, Iowa. Fair staff said that, aside from having two extra legs, the chicken appeared healthy.
Powerful bow echo slams Omaha with hurricane-force winds
Severe storms impacted eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa on Wednesday. Wind gusts of upwards of 90 mph were reported in Omaha – Nebraska’s largest city.
Destructive Nebraska tornado from April upgraded to strongest state twister in a decade
A tornado that ripped apart the town of Elkhorn, Nebraska in late April has now been upgraded from an EF-3 rating to an even more powerful EF-4 rating, making it the strongest tornado to strike the state in 10 years.