THIS IS A MAP OF THE NINE COUNTIES ... TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING WITH MINNESOTA. THEN IT WILL GO TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE NEW BORDER. IOWA HOUSE SPEAKER PAT GRASSLEY SAID MONDAY ...

An Iowa lawmaker's proposal to buy nine Minnesota counties draws some similarities to an 1839 skirmish Iowa had at its ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KEYC) – Iowa state senator Mike Bousselot (R-Ankeny) said Tuesday at a Land Investment Expo that he intends to propose legislation to purchase parts of southern Minnesota.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota's southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it's already stirring up ...