Iowa (pronounced ) is a Midwest state of the United States. It is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The official name of the state is the "State of Iowa". The state is named for the Native American Iowa people.

Geography

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See List of counties in Iowa, List of cities in Iowa, List of townships in Iowa and List of Iowa rivers

Iowa is bordered by Minnesota on the north; Nebraska and South Dakota on the west; Missouri on the south; and Wisconsin and Illinois on the east.

The Mississippi River forms the eastern boundary of the state. The boundary along the west is formed by the Missouri River south of Sioux City and by the Big Sioux River north of Sioux City. There are several natural lakes in the state, most notably Spirit Lake, West Okoboji Lake, and East Okoboji Lake in northwest Iowa (see Iowa Great Lakes). Man-made lakes include Lake Odessa^*, Saylorville Lake, Lake Red Rock, and Rathbun Lake.

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In wake of film fiasco, Culver orders tax-break review
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 -0500
Tax credits are projected this fiscal year to cost the state $478 million, which has added pain to an already dire budget forecast.
Update: Missing D.M. woman has been found
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:00 -0500
The Des Moines Police department issued a notice this afternoon that Marie Dolores Wruck, 70, has been found.
Feds dismiss Rubashkin immigration charges
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500
Federal prosecutors dismissed all immigration charges against former Postville meat plant manager Sholom Rubashkin today.
State gives new owners of Postville plant $600,000 in aid
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:16:00 -0500
The new owners of the former AgriProcessors in Postville received $600,000 in state assistance, plus tax credits, Thursday for a $15 million proposal to update and modernize the Kosher beef and poultry meatpacking plant.
Grand jury indicts spouse in Aviva embezzlement case
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:43:00 -0500
The spouse of alleged embezzler Phyllis Stevens has been indicted by a federal grand jury as part of the $5.9 million alleged embezzlement from Aviva USA.
Deemer trial: Gruesome pics from prosecution
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:24:00 -0500
Prosecutors concluded their case this morning against Kyle Deemer, a West Des Moines man who allegedly shot his estranged wife and her friend along a state highway near Marshalltown.

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