Des Moines IA

I still remember the first time I heard about a burger joint that actually runs out of food before closing time. Not from poor planning, but because folks simply can’t get enough. That spot is Lachele’s Fine Foods in Des Moines, a retro-style diner that’s earned cult status one...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul Tullis is the founder of the free Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner who spent decades feeding others. Now, he’s among the hundreds of people being helped by the community he created. In 1984, Tullis and his wife started the Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner in a church basement. Their goal...

For the second time in two years, bond referendums for new jails in Sac and Dallas Counties have failed. The $12.5 million jail plan in Sac County got the support of nearly 57% of voters, but fell short of the required 60% needed for approval. Sac County Sheriff Katie Stange said it was tough to see the measure come...

Shawn Heuss, age 46, of Johnston, was arrested on Thursday, October 30, 2025, and charged with one count of Fraudulent Submission (Class D Felony), one count of Theft in the Second Degree (Class D Felony), one count of Fraudulent Practice in the Second Degree (Class D Felony), and for a warrant for his arrest for...

An entity associated with Charter School Finance & Development in Schaumburg, Ill., has acquired property at 4801 Franklin Ave., which once was a junior high school and later a church, Polk County real estate records show. New Plan Learning, doing business as 4801 Des Moines LLC, paid Iowa Trust &...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around de soto.

People patiently waited in line outside the Perry Food Pantry Tuesday morning, queuing up well before the pantry’s 10 a.m. opening. “It’s been very steady all day,” said Food Pantry Volunteer Coordinator Lois Hoger at about noon. “Thursday will be even busier. It’s always our biggest day.”

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that parts of Interstate 80 will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday night. The closures affect eastbound I-80 between Grand Prairie Parkway (exit 118) and the Southwest Mixmaster (I-80/I-35/I-235), potentially slowing traffic, according...

The Des Moines International Airport is expected to double its capacity by 2029 with the completion of its final phase of terminal construction. With the latest approval to build four new gates, the airport's Lift DSM project is on track to conclude ahead of the initial project timeline. The Airport Authority Board...

WINTERSET, Iowa– Frustration continues to spill out into the open in Madison County over unexplained third-party legal fees accumulated by two county supervisors. In just the first two months after hiring law firm Belin McComick to represent the board, the county accumulated more than $8,000 in legal fees– including...