Students' concept for Mapleton's Main Street. AMES, Iowa -- On April 9, 2011, the lives of 1,224 residents in Mapleton, Iowa, were changed forever. That evening, a Category 3 tornado with winds up to ...

MAPLETON, Iowa | When a member of St. John's Methodist Church bought and donated a small house next to the church, the initial plan was to tear the home down to add parking space for those attending ...

Eight decades later, Mapleton's citizens have helped pave the information superhighway to the tune of $1.2 million. The City of Mapleton partnered with Long Lines Communications Ltd. of Sergeant Bluff ...

MAPLETON, Iowa (KCAU) — In about 10 weeks, city council and school board elections will take place in Iowa. One of those races is the mayor’s seat on the Mapleton City Council. Current Mayor Brent ...

MAPLETON, Iowa (KTIV) - Cenex has chosen five finalists for its second annual Hometown Throwdown competition. The Hometown Throwdown competition promotes local pride by finding and funding the best ...

MAPLETON, Iowa -- Jamy Garden's house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one point measured three-quarters of a mile wide. Then the windows shattered, spraying her with glass.

MAPLETON, Iowa — Karen Krusen was surprised Monday morning to learn that a yellow school bus filled with state and federal storm damage assessors was traveling through the streets of Mapleton. A ...