2017 in Iowa

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See also:	History of Iowa; Historical outline of Iowa; List of years in Iowa; 2017 in the United States;

The following is a list of events of the year 2017 in Iowa.

Incumbents

Governor: Terry Branstad (R) (January 1 - May 24), Kim Reynolds (R) (May 24 - December 31)

March 23 - 15-year-old Jade Colvin was reported missing and later found murdered.^[1]
May 24 - Kim Reynolds becomes the first female governor of Iowa.^[2]
June 14–15 - A derecho affected central and eastern Iowa, causing widespread wind damage with gusts exceeding 80 mph.^[3]

^ Mendiola, José. "Iowa police charge man with death of a 15-year-old girl who's been missing since 2017". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
^ Noble, Jason. "Kim Reynolds becomes Iowa's first female governor". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Imy, David; Clark, A. J. (January 8, 2018). "The May 17,2017 Derecho in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

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