Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.

Waterloo Community School District announces some new projects as it prepares to merge two high schools, Waterloo West and ...

The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia’s pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot ...

The Kellanova-owned brand received an estimated $26.1 million in media value around last month's college football bowl game ...

Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on ...

Explore the fascinating stories behind 11 iconic vintage car logos. Learn how design, history, and identity shaped these timeless automotive symbols.

Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa, where there were no gophers.

Bowls have become glorified spring games, with teams fielding weaker rosters that look more like summer practice squads than fall depth charts. With the opening of the transfer window and players ...

If you miss the grocery store you grew up with, you're probably not alone. Many popular and once-dominant chains have folded ...

Carlisle, Pa., got its name from Carlisle, England. But at least five towns got their names from the Pennsylvania borough.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawk mascot flaps his wings — sometimes both at once, other times one at a time — about 42 times per minute. He never stops flapping during games, even during the national anthem, ...

The Department of Government Efficiency has only been officially around for a few days, and already, DOGE has an easy target ...