The submarine named for the state of Iowa officially will be accepted into service at 9 a.m. Iowa time April 5 into the U.S.

Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

Joedy VanVelzen is hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2200 miles between Georgia and Maine, and ...