Authorised under the 1940 “Two Ocean Navy” building program and funded in the fiscal year of 1941, the U.S. Navy’s ...

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its siblings at sea. Here's why.

Navy officials have concluded that they need a “barbell-shaped” surface fleet design, with large ships at one end and small ...

The idea of the “Golden Fleet” builds on Trump’s earlier ventures such as the “Golden Dome” missile defence project and the ...

The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. It's now a floating museum.

San Pedro’s Sportswalk of Fame honored six recipients on Monday, Oct. 13, on board the Battleship Iowa Museum. Now branded as the Los Angeles Sportswalk of Fame, the gathering has a long and storied ...

It already tanked Nebraska's playoff hopes. The Cornhuskers led USC 14-6 at the time of the injury, and were outscored 15-3 ...

World Food Prize Foundation CEO Tom Vilsack in the "Hall of Laureates" in Des Moines. (WFP photo) World Food Prize events are underway in Des Moines as several thousand government officials, ...

IOWANS GATHERED IN WESTERN IOWA TODAY TO PAY RESPECTS TO A VETERAN DECADES AFTER HIS DEATH. SECOND LIEUTENANT BLAINE WILCOX WAS LAID TO REST IN GLENWOOD. KCCI SPOKE WITH ONE OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ...

If you've ever driven through Iowa and wondered what there is to see beyond the 15 million acres of row corn, you might consider looking below the surface. Incredibly, the so-called Tall Corn State is ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags around Iowa to fly at half-staff on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Flags will remain lowered from sunrise to sunset at the Capitol Complex as well as at all public buildings, grounds ...

It's peak season for giant pumpkin growers. Right now, hundreds of them are competing to grow the biggest pumpkin, some weighing in at more than 2,000 pounds. From member station WBUR in Boston, ...