Parts of Iowa got up to 5 inches of rain in April. How much improvement did that bring to drought conditions? See the latest Drought Monitor map.

Intermittent rain and scattered thunderstorms hit much of Iowa during the last bit of April as well as the start of May.

On Thursday, seven Siouxland churches came together for a public prayer, a special service at the ReMax City Centre. Lead pastors from area churches prayed over the different topics.