A spy balloon the Chinese government operated floated across the continental United States last week — and Iowa was likely near its path. The balloon fueled a flurry of panic and speculation across ...

IOWA CITY — When you’re a kid, birthdays are a big deal. But sometimes, due to a whole host of life circumstances, celebrating a kid’s birthday in a big way isn’t always possible. That’s where Box of ...

Bill and Toni Woodman currently keep their "Cy in the Sky" hot-air balloon in a special bag in the corner of the living room in their rural Ames home. "Most people do not have a balloon envelope in ...

ALGOMA TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A balloon launched in Iowa by a Wisconsin man to capture images from high in the atmosphere ended up crash landing in a Michigan tree. Milwaukee resident 37-year-old John Flaig ...

IOWA CITY — On any given day, IC Balloons CEO Chad Johnson has roughly 100,000 balloons on hand in his garage, and it's about so much more than mere child's play. IC Balloons designs and builds one-of ...

Hot air balloons filled the skies in Des Moines Tuesday Morning. The balloons were launched from the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The flight is part of a preview for the National Balloon Classic’s annual ...

Early spring snow clung to the tree branches surrounding the Howe Hall parking lot as a dozen Iowa State University students began filling a high-altitude balloon with hydrogen just after dawn on ...

HEAD TO PACEOMAHA.ORG. THE NATIONAL BALLOON CLASSIC IS UNDERWAY IN INDEP INDEPENDENCE N INDEPENDENCE NOLA. PILOTS PUT THE BALLOONS ON THE GROUND AND THERE ARE VENDORS. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO STAY ON THE ...

INCIDENT. AN IOWA COUPLE IS STILL RECOVERING NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH. RICH IN IRENE WHEELDON WERE BADLY BURNED WHEN THE HOT AIR BALLOON THEY WERE RIDING IN HIT A POWER LINE AND ...

Two Colorado men died today when their helium balloon hit a powerline while descending onto a field in Iowa. The balloon had lifted off Wednesday night from Greeley, accompanied by a second balloon ...

A man who ran as an independent candidate to become Iowa’s governor was the groom whose wedding balloon crashed in California. Jonathan Narcisse challenged Terry Branstad for the top spot in Iowa’s ...

ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A balloon launched in Iowa by a Wisconsin man to capture images from high in the atmosphere ended up crash landing in a Michigan tree. MLive ...