MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Thousands of people were without power Friday after a flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people and flattening buildings in three ...

Local residents walk past a tornado-damaged building on Main Street, Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Marshalltown, Iowa. Several buildings were damaged by a tornado in the main business district in town ...

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Businesses and volunteers are pitching in to provide more than cleanup in the wake of the destructive tornadoes that swept through three cities in central Iowa earlier this week.

Several tornadoes tore through Iowa on Thursday, including one that sent seven people to the hospital, officials said. In the southeastern part of the state, in Pella, a company that manufactures ...