Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their government. In his era, elite southern enslavers insisted that government had no ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

Sturm Cosmetic Surgery in Ames has permanently closed its doors. The lead physician, Lindsay Sturm, is entangled in a pair of ...

The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

A kayaker almost became lunch for a whale. It happened off the coast of Patagonia in Chile. Adrián Simancas and his father, Dell, were out on the water when a humpback whale got hungry. Dell caught ...

Wallace and wife Amanda welcomed Becks Hayden Wallace in late September. Wallace said he “lost it walking out on pit road” ...