A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot-air balloon pilot. Landon Olson grew up being interested in hot-air balloons. His first time in a basket was when he was just four years old.

Experience spring in all its glory from the skies at these picturesque destinations across the globe promising mild weather ...

Olson says he’s been getting ready for this moment since his first hot-air balloon ride when he was four years old.

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...