The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class and Japan’s Yamato-class embodied different answers to the same problem: survive enemy gunfire ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

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 ...

Key Points and Summary – Between 1982 and 1992, the U.S. Navy resurrected its four Iowa-class battleships, turning WWII gun platforms into multi-role missile warships. -Upgrades added 16 Tomahawk ...

In a world where raw tonnage commanded respect, these war machines pushed the limits of human engineering. From a mammoth railway gun that required weeks of assembly to floating fortresses displacing ...

American battleships were a symbol of naval power for decades but became obsolete with the rise of missiles and other ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - More students are showing up for class more often, according to new figures from the Iowa Department of Education. The Reynolds administration says this reflects a series of ...

With four weeks down and five to go before the playoffs, things are starting to clear up in the Iowa high school football world. For the first time this season, all seven No. 1 teams got through a ...

Entering Week 4 of the 2025 Iowa high school football season, we will have a new No. 1 in Class 3A for the first time. Solon hosted Mount Vernon and walked away with a 35-20 victory over the Mustangs, ...

Ethan Harris has committed to Iowa men’s basketball, he told 247 Sports Saturday. Harris becomes the first Hawkeye recruit in the Class of 2026 for new Iowa head coach Ben McCollum. “All the schools ...

JACOBSON IS PERHAPS THE NAME TO KNOW AN IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THIS SEASON. HE’S THE STATE’S TOP RATED RECRUIT, AND NEXT YEAR HE’S GOING TO BE TAKING HIS TALENTS TO THE SEC. HE’S GOING TO PLAY FOR ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Fourth in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2025 season. Today, ...