Des Moines IA

JOHNSTON, Iowa — A Johnston School Board candidate is suing the Iowa Ethics Board, accusing members of violating his first amendment rights. Connor Christenson was one of the three candidates reprimanded for displaying campaign signs at a business in Johnston. The Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board says the...

Ground is being broken today at the state’s largest zoo on an $18 million expansion called Wild Iowa, which will showcase various species that are all native to Iowa. Alex Payne, spokesman for Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, says it’ll be their first installation for bobcats, and nearby they’ll build a new habitat for...

(West Des Moines, IA) -- A new study says West Des Moines has a higher ratio of people moving out versus moving in than any other city in the country. The website moveBuddah.com used data from their own moving calculator to determine which cities had more people going than coming.

Benjamin Houlton, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, has been announced as one of the finalists for the presidency at Iowa State University (ISU). Houlton, who holds a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, an MS in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse, and a BS in...

The Pleasantville High School Fine Arts Department will be performing “Once Upon a Mattress” this week. The fall musical will be performed on Thursday at 7:00 pm, Saturday at 7:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm. General admission tickets for the three shows will be available at the door for $10. “Once Upon a Mattress” is...

The final numbers are tallied and state climatologist Justin Glisan says the just-ended month of October ended up being much warmer and drier than usual. As for precipitation, Glisan says rain showers were few and far between during October. As for the month ahead, he says there are strong signals...

Iowa’s largest city had to turn away thousands of people from applying for federal housing vouchers under the Section 8 program — and that’s just for a chance to get on a waitlist, not for the rental assistance itself. It’s the first time Des Moines had to...

After nearly 35 years on Star 102.5 (KSTZ), familiar Central Iowa radio voice Jimmy Wright is switching stations at Saga Communications’ Des Moines Media Group. He is moving to 93.3 KIOA as Content Director and Afternoon Host. In his place, Director of Content Leigh McNabb will transition to Star,...

West Des Moines, Iowa — Hy-Vee is showing its appreciation to the nation’s veterans and active-duty military members with its annual Veterans Day Breakfast. A tradition since 1999, the buffet-style breakfast will be offered free of charge to all veterans and active-duty military members. Each Veterans Day Breakfast...

(ABC 6 News) — Despite a cloud of scandal over the Des Moines Public School district after its superintendent went into federal custody, voters overwhelmingly gave its referendum a green light. Related: Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged The $265 million question, dubbed the...