Disruptive Audiences: The Decline of Etiquette at Public Performances
In the world of live performances, respect for the artist and fellow audience members is paramount. However, a recent incident at a comedy show at Hoyt Sherman has sparked a heated debate on social media. Audience members, who paid a considerable amount to enjoy the show, were left frustrated and disappointed by the...
Microsoft Donation Supports Holiday Food Assistance for West Des Moines Families
Microsoft has donated funds to the West Des Moines Human Services Friends Foundation to support the Holiday Food Assistance Program for 2025. The program offers food vouchers of up to $75 to more than 500 income-eligible households in West Des Moines, Iowa. These vouchers help families buy groceries for holiday meals...
Des Moines Man Charged with Computer Fraud
On October 15, 2025, a federal grand jury in Des Moines charged a Des Moines man with computer fraud. The Indictment alleges that Ezekiel Dean Potter, 34, after being terminated by his employer in April 2023, accessed or attempted to access to the employer’s computer systems without the employer’s authorization. When...
Woman recounts years of abuse before boyfriend killed her mom
A year after her parents were shot while helping her move out of the home she shared with an abusive boyfriend, Jasmyne Robison appeared in a Polk County courtroom and told the man who killed her mother and critically wounded her father that she wished she had never met him. “I will never get the time back with my...
#3 Hawkeyes skunk #19 Panthers on Friday night in Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa was no safe haven for the #19 Pittsburgh Panthers on Friday night. In fact, other than potentially swiping a Carver cone on the way out the door, the visitors won’t have much of anything positive to take with them back to the east coast. Such is life after a 36-0 dual shutout at the hands of the host...
Iowa man sentenced after admitting to placing pipe bombs on Des Moines golf course
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man was sentenced Thursday after admitting to placing pipe bombs on a Des Moines golf course this summer. The incident occurred on July 10 at Waveland Golf Course, which was evacuated and shutdown after an improvised explosive device, IED, was found on the course. The DMPD Bomb Squad […]
Ankeny special education teacher awarded Golden Apple
ANKENY, Iowa – Marena Bonanno grew up understanding how educators can impact those around them. Her impact on students led them to nominate her for the Golden Apple. “We have some words today that we are going to read,” Bonanno says at her white board. Words are necessary when learning literacy, and students are...
Woman Missing for 14 Years Found Alive in Another State, Iowa Police Say
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department says a woman reported missing 14 years ago has been found alive in another state. According to investigators, the case began in 2011 when the then-54-year-old disappeared while visiting family in southern Iowa. She and her partner had traveled from South Carolina,...
Woodward home destroyed in early morning house fire
WOODWARD, Iowa — A Woodward home was destroyed in a house fire early Friday morning. At around 5 a.m. fire crews from Woodward, Perry, Bouton and Madrid responded to a report of a house fire in the 31000 block of 145th Lane. According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the house was fully engulfed in […]
Des Moines Police Drives Off With A Rifle On The Roof
A citizen took it upon herself to stop a Des Moines police officer after spotting a rifle on the roof of his cruiser.
