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The USS Iowa submarine, hull number SSN-797, will be christened 9 a.m. Iowa time (10 a.m. Eastern) Saturday, June 17 at Groton, Conn.

The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park began a year-long celebration of the 80th anniversary of the christening and launch of USS The Sullivans.

The Sullivans and her caretakers have been through a lot over the past year, but she's still with us with a new splash of champagne Tuesday morning.

Medals honoring Waterloos five Sullivan brothers killed during World War II will be on display at the very location their parents were presented with them nearly 80 years ago.

Iowans helped raise money for the repairs, wanting to make sure the USS The Sullivans can continue its mission of educating thousands of people each year about military service.

On a weekend when sailors from both the decommissioned and active ships USS The Sullivans reunited at Iowa Irish Fest, a new memorial depicting the original Navy ship was unveiled in Waterloo.

Five brothers, The Sullivans, died on the same day, November 13, 1942, during World War II. The Irish American brothers became the first multiple-person namesake of a ship in US Naval history.

The USS The Sullivans, named for five brothers from Waterloo, is taking on water on Lake Erie, according to KWWL. The ship began tilting on Thursday. Salvage crews were brought in to pump water out of the ship. They believe the hull may have been punctured. The naval park where the ship resides ...

In 2019, three Cerro Gordo County deputies saved the life of a man involved in a fiery car crash.

A collection of North Iowa citizens and first responders were given state recognition for the work that they have done for their community.