Des Moines IA

March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month and a Dallas County Health Department official outlines some of the warning signs. Community Health Educator Natalie Del Vecchio says problem gambling is a type of addiction when someone is not able to control their urge to gamble, even when it causes negative...

The Polk County Assessor's website — long a go-to for property searches and photos — will soon indefinitely lose the tools that made it a staple for real estate agents, homeowners and researchers. Why it matters: The site is the main public source for Polk County property data,...

CarriersEdge has named the winning two trucking companies in the annual Best Fleets to Drive For competition. On March 17, 2026, CarriersEdge announced the 2026 Best Fleets to Drive For overall winners at a conference held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in North Carolina. The Best Overall Fleet in the small carrier...

IOWA, USA — Greyhound, the largest bus line in North America, announced the addition of more routes connecting Iowa to the Midwest and beyond. After adding stops connecting Des Moines to Denver and Chicago last summer, Greyhound has now rolled out routes to St. Louis and Indianapolis. Included on...

As his youngest heads to college, Henry Cho is recharging his comedy batteries with a fresh tour and plenty of laughs in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Dubuque.

Authorities in Iowa are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an 83-year-old man who was last seen earlier this month. Harry Edwin Smith, 83, was last in contact on March 4, 2026. Since then, there has been no confirmed communication, prompting concern for his well-being. Smith is described...

Country music group LANCO is thankfully unharmed after their tour bus caught fire on Sunday (March 15). The band’s members were traveling to Nashville on Sunday night after a show in Des Moines, Iowa, according to Billboard. However, their trip didn’t go as smoothly as expected when they got caught in a snowstorm.

Mike Whalen said seeing his Shoppes at Prairie Crossing retail development in Altoona come to fruition is the culmination of a vision he’s had for two decades. The Altoona City Council approved the final plat and site plan for The Shoppes at Prairie Crossing development at its meeting on Monday with no discussion.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - A woman has been arrested in connection with the 2011 murder of a central Iowa realtor, nearly 15 years after her death, KCCI reports. 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Ashley Okland following a Dallas County grand jury indictment.

Despite minimal income and at times having to live out of his car, Marc Craig was able to mostly manage his diabetes and kidney failure by carefully controlling his diet. That was 2025. This year, after changes to Iowa's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program billed as bolstering healthy food, Craig says that has...