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 - 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 ...

SIOUX CITY -- Mapleton, Iowa, property owners whose homes were flattened by the April 9 tornado may get help paying for repairs if a local group succeeds in getting up to $6 million in state block ...

MAPLETON, Iowa | The July 4 parade in Mapleton features antique tractors, Cub Scouts, youth softball teams and various businesses, all in celebration mode. I rode in the parade last year with Laura ...