Des Moines IA

The smell of griddled smashburgers mingled with fresh-baked pastries wafts down the main thoroughfare in Des Moines' Highland Park neighborhood. Parents push baby strollers while shopping bags dangle from their arms. Friends drift in and out of stores. A neighborhood that once had only a few businesses now buzzes...

INDIANOLA, Iowa — The typical approach to juvenile crime has been to divert kids away from bad behavior. A new Warren County initiative is challenging that assumption. The juvenile intervention program allows minors who commit lower offenses and/or first-time offenses to be referred to the program rather than...

WOODWARD, Iowa — The Dallas County Attorney dismissed all 10 charges against former Woodward Fire Chief Matthew Cavanaugh, saying the town's police chief arrested Cavanaugh against the recommendation of the attorney's office. Cavanaugh was originally charged on Feb. 13 with 10 counts of tampering with records. Court...

A total of 73 archers representing the Washington Demons will compete in both bullseye and 3D competition at the 2026 Iowa NASP Championships in Des Moines this weekend. Of the 73, 25 will represent Washington High School, another 23 will represent Washington Middle School, and 23 will represent Lincoln Elementary.

A Kansas man, a Perry man and a woman of unknown residence were arrested Tuesday night and early Wednesday on a variety of assault and drug charges after a melee at a Perry apartment complex. David Allan Wade, 39, of Kansas was charged with assault with intent to inflict serious...

ANKENY, Iowa — The Ankeny Fire Department says a house fire just outside the city prompted a second-alarm response Wednesday afternoon. Ankeny Fire says crews were dispatched to the 4000 block of NE 94th Avenue, in Douglas Township, around 1:20 p.m. on reports of a residential structure fire. Authorities say a...

(Altoona, IA) -- It took crews from multiple local fire departments and a helicopter from MercyOne to perform a complicated rescue in Altoona Wednesday. The Altoona Fire Department says crews responded to reports of an unknown problem at the Kent Nutrition Plant around 10:30 Wednesday morning. When crews arrived,...

A Des Moines man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly stole more than $30,000 over two years from a Waukee movie house. David Forrest Cochrane, 45, of 1215 Kenyon Ave., Des Moines, was charged with first-degree theft. According to court records, between March 12, 2024, and March 10, 2026, Cochrane...

ALTOONA, Iowa — Emergency crews were called out to Kent Feeds in Altoona on Wednesday morning on a report that someone was injured on the roof. Altoona Fire Chief Jared Ogbourne said the initial call came in at 10:26 a.m. about an unknown problem at the location, 203 1st Avenue North. While crews were on […]

A Waukee man was arrested Wednesday on a Dallas County warrant in connection with a March 16 incident in which he allegedly assaulted his mother in the home. Christian Jutee Jilo, 18, of 1311 S.E. University Ave., Waukee, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The...