Des Moines IA

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI/KCRG) - The Iowa Restaurant Association says nationally, Generation Z’s alcohol consumption is down 25% compared to 2018. WOI reports that businesses are noticing the change. Connor Hayes, general manager of Judges on Court Avenue, says he’s seen that shift in what’s being ordered at his...

The City of Ames has broken ground on its $18 million new solid waste disposal and recycling facility. The new Resource Recovery and Recycling Campus will be built on several acres of land along Freel Drive, just south of Lincoln Way. It will replace the Arnold O. Chantland Resource Recovery Plant , which is more than 50 years old. The 9.5-acre campus will handle...

Warmer spring weather brings out Iowa mushroom hunters looking for the elusive edible fungus. Iowa State University Extension’s Chelsea Harbach says people can get carried away looking for mushrooms, but you have to follow the rules. “You’re not allowed to trespass on private lands to harvest mushrooms. You should only do so with permission,” she says.

Lawyers for the central Iowa woman accused in the murder of a realtor 15 years ago appeared in court today and asked for her bail to be reduced from $2 million. Fifty-three-year-old Kristin Ramsey of Woodward is accused of murdering Ashley Okland in a town home Okland was showing in West Des Moines in April of 2011.

Authorities are seeking information regarding a missing 16-year-old male identified as Francis Kat Magik Manier. He was last seen or last had contact on April 9, 2026. Francis is described as being approximately 6 feet 0 inches tall and weighing around 120 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and is identified as Black.

Johnathan Allen Durham failed to report to Fort Des Moines – Bldg. 70 as required on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Durham was previously convicted in Polk County of Sex Offender Registry Violation (second or subsequent offense) and in Scott County of Assault While Participating in a Felony, Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury, and First-Degree Theft.”

A 60+ year company headquartered in Indianola has its CS2 product up for the Coolest Things Made in Iowa Award. The CS2 is an on-site concrete mixer with customization capabilities. Cemen Tech Marketing Director Alex Boisjolie says the product is a next-level design in the industry and they do much more than concrete pouring.

URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) - A large sinkhole opened up Saturday morning near some apartments and townhomes in Urbandale. Some living nearby said they felt warning signs before the ground gave way, KCCI reports. Urbandale Police were dispatched shortly after 11 a.m. near Camelot Drive and Buckingham Square. There were no...

A Redfield man was arrested for alleged domestic abuse assault and burglary in Bouton. According to court documents, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of the alleged assault at 1:19 p.m. on Saturday in Bouton. Court documents show that the victim told the sheriff’s office that she found the defendant inside of her home without permission. The criminal complaint states...

URBANDALE, Iowa — For many people, 77 years is considered a lifetime. For Paul and Erma Joslin, they have spent that lifetime together. In 1944, Paul and Erma met during a Sunday school skating party. Erma was skating with a boy she liked, Paul said, when he swooped in and took her attention. The two said they've been "going round and round ever since."