A $76M courthouse-adjacent project is proposed in downtown Des Moines
The parking lot adjacent to the Polk County Courthouse would become a nearly $76 million, six-story complex with 280 apartments under a proposal that goes before the DSM City Council on Monday. Why it matters: The project would deliver another significant increase in available housing in the Court Avenue...
Help Blue Star Mothers support Iowa’s National Guard
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Blue Star Mothers of America is asking people to help support the families and fellow solders of two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria. The bodies of Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, were returned to the U.S....
Salvation Army Toy Store gives away thousands of toys to families in need
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Salvation Army Toy Store enters its last day of giving away nearly 10,000 toys to families that need them for the holidays on Thursday. The event takes place over a three-day period, where families who applied to go to the store, located at Valley West Mall, and pick out […]
Pieper Lewis turns herself in year and a half after Iowa Dept. of Corrections...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Pieper Lewis, a teenage sex-trafficking victim convicted of fatally stabbing a man whom she accused of abusing her, is now in custody after she turned herself in on Friday. She is listed on the Polk County inmates roster. Lewis, now 21, made the decision more...
WIZM livestreaming Lansing Bridge implosion
WIZM News plans to live stream the implosion of the Black Hawk Bridge in Lansing, Iowa on Friday morning. The implosion is set for 9:30 a.m. according to Iowa and Wisconsin transportation officials. They’re stressing safety as the time nears for the event. In a news release, it said...
Thousands of Christmas lights set to music in Iowa family’s outdoor display
An Iowa family’s popular Christmas light display features over 200,000 lights this year and is set to music. Roxie Lueders said her family’s “Ridiculous Christmas Lights” display near Lake Park is computerized, so the lights flash in time to the music. “We’ve had a lot of people tell us that, ‘I came and watching...
Gold coin worth thousands found in metro Salvation Army red kettle
DES MOINES, Iowa — A coin worth thousands was found in a metro-area Salvation Army red kettle earlier this month. The Salvation Army said Friday that a one-troy-ounce gold coin was found in a red kettle at the Urbandale Hy-Vee on December 9. According to the Salvation Army, appraisals value the coin at $4,000. “Any […]
Blizzard Warning issued, whiteout conditions expected through evening commute
A Blizzard Warning has been issued for many of us this through 9 PM Thursday as whiteout conditions are expected through the evening commute. Gusts up to 50 MPH are expected through the evening alongside bursts of moderate to heavy snowfall. This has prompted the National Weather Service to issue Blizzard Warnings...
Iowa law officers start two-week traffic safety initiative
Record numbers of travelers are expected on Iowa’s roads over the next two weeks, and law officers statewide are launching a Special Traffic Enforcement Program, or STEP, later today that will run through January 4. Iowa State Patrol trooper Paul Gardner, who is based in Fort Dodge, says the...
Menards Settles Deceptive 11% Rebate Lawsuit For $4.25M With Minnesota and Other States
Consumers can breathe a sigh of relief as Menards addresses some serious rebate misunderstandings. Let’s break down what this means for future shopping trips.
