WeAreIowa+ offers 24/7 news streaming on your favorite Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV device, as well as on-demand news, weather and sports content.
DES MOINES, Iowa — There’s a new way to watch live Local 5 programming and your favorite news whenever you want.
WeAreIowa+ is available for free on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, giving you a new way to stream all of our newscasts and watch the latest news, weather and sports content.
WeAreIowa+ includes all Local 5 newscasts — from “Good Morning Iowa” to “Local 5 News at 10” — as well as the daily forecast and latest sports stories.
You can also watch stories and documentaries from across the nation, including VERIFY This, What’s the Deal? and Locked On Sports Today.
Start streaming on WeAreIowa+ today
- Search for “We Are Iowa” (with spaces) on your Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV device
- Select and download WeAreIowa+ for free
- Start watching!
After you open WeAreIowa+ , you will see a homepage that includes a livestream of the current newscast or a replay of the most recent newscast. The homepage also includes Local 5 documentaries and the top news stories from across the country.
Visit different category menus such as “News” and “Sports” to find more content you want to watch.
Available On Demand
- Greenfield Strong: One Year Later
- Lifelong Greenfield resident details moments before tornado hit her home | FULL INTERVIEW
- National Weather Service meteorologist shares his memories of Greenfield tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- Greenfield resident recalls devastating EF-4 tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- Volunteers band together to build homes for Greenfield residents | INTERVIEWS
- Greenfield fire chief recalls response to deadly tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- Community leader finds purpose in helping others after Greenfield tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- Insurance agent reflects on one-year anniversary since Greenfield tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- Adair County Health System employee recounts May 21, 2024 tornado | FULL INTERVIEW
- GMA Life: Week of May 18, 2025
- Fair game | Elevating girls’ and women’s voices in sports
- Culture Report | Diddy trial update, Trump’s plan to accept luxury plane from Qatar
- The battle over abortion | In The News Now
- FEEL-GOOD 5: AAPI Heritage Month
Basic schedule structure of Monday-Friday 24/7 streaming
- 5-7 a.m.: Good Morning Iowa
- 11-11:45 a.m.: Local 5 News Midday
- 11:45 a.m.-Noon: Iowa Live
- 5-5:30 p.m.: Local 5 News at 5
- 5:30-6 p.m.: Today’s National Headlines
- 6-6:30 p.m.: Local 5 News at 6
- 9-9:30 p.m.: Local 5 News at 9
- 9:30-10 p.m.: Today’s National Headlines
- 10-10:33 p.m.: Local 5 News at 10
- 10:34 p.m.: Today’s National Headlines
How to stream on Roku
How to stream on Fire TV
