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. Using ...

MAPLETON, Iowa (KTIV) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill of diesel fuel into a Monona County creek. That crash happened Sunday northwest of Mapleton. The DNR said it ...

MAPLETON, Iowa -- Spring means rebirth, new growth, renewal. That spirit of life is evident the moment one drives into Mapleton. A year ago, a tornado struck on a Saturday evening, destroying and ...

MAPLETON, Iowa – A devastating tornado struck the town of Mapleton, Iowa, around 8 p.m., causing multiple injuries, cutting all power and wiping out blocks of the Monona County town of 1,294.

MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) -- Residents of Mapleton, Iowa, will spend the next several months rebuilding the western Iowa town of 1,200. Emergency responders have not yet calculated an exact dollar amount ...

MAPLETON, Iowa (KTIV) - A 13-year old boy is in critical condition after a four wheeler rolled over in Mapleton, Iowa Friday night. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a teenage boy from Mt. Sterling ...

Mapleton Elementary School is a public school located in Mapleton, IA, which is in a remote rural setting. The student population of Mapleton Elementary School is 179 and the school serves PK-5. At ...

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 ...

ONAWA, Iowa | A Mapleton, Iowa, man accused of twice having someone shoot him to gain sympathy from his estranged wife, has agreed to a plea deal, court document show. Darren Hieber, 32, agreed to ...