Des Moines IA

A few days ago, USA Today put out a list of the 29 best bars in America for 2025. We told you that The Bartender's Handshake in Des Moines was one of the bars to make the national list (read more HERE), but it wasn't the only one! There was another bar in Iowa to make the cut... Gabe's in Iowa City!

JOHNSTON, Iowa — UPDATE: James Russell has been found, according to Johnston authorities. The Johnston Police Department is asking the public for help in a search for an 82-year-old man on Saturday, it announced on Facebook. James Russell was reportedly last seen Friday at 10:30 p.m. in the 6000...

(Boone Co) One person was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Boone County Saturday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 55-year-old Bobby John Rodriguez, of Waukee, was driving a 2025 Honda SxS northbound on I Avenue. 74-year-old Wayne Melvin Reinhart, of Alleman, was driving a 2024...

Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — The governor’s government efficiency task force is considering 45 recommendations, including a plan to link the salaries for educators in Iowa’s public schools to student achievement. Former Fort Dodge Mayor Terry Lutz, a member of the task force, says a pay-for-performance system would reward...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a multistate letter Friday questioning whether a new net-zero carbon emissions standard for businesses is illegal under state and federal law. The letter was sent to David Kennedy, CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a group that recently released its Financial...

This flea market, located in Des Moines, Iowa, has been generating plenty of buzz lately. It's a unique blend of antiques and coffee—a combination that’s both charming and unexpected. Many have enjoyed their time at West End Architectural Salvage!. This spot has become very popular. Only in your...

Iowa DOGE is considering shifting certain parts of the state around.

Around 14 million people from Kansas to Wisconsin are under flood alerts this weekend as rounds of heavy rain continue to cause severe flash flooding across the Midwest, forcing the Wisconsin State Fair to cancel many of its events. The flooding has directly impacted southern Wisconsin, including the Milwaukee...

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $152 million investment for rural development projects in Iowa at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. The investment will fund 19 projects across more than a dozen counties, focusing on healthcare, water systems, road improvements, and economic...

DES MOINES, Iowa — USA Today ranked the Iowa State Fair as the second-best fair in the nation behind Minnesota. Fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair disagreed with the ranking. “I mean, it’s just a bunch of bull crap, is what it is,” said Brett Plants, an Iowa State Fairgoer, “Endless, endless amounts of people […]