Des Moines IA

Taco John's wants to make sure they feed their community with a "hot meal, no matter what."

DES MOINES, Iowa – A new park located east of downtown and just south of the East Village hopes to be the first of many new developments in what the city of Des Moines is calling the Market District. Two Rivers Park opened this month, located just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and […]

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Fareway Stores, Inc. is launching a month-long initiative in November to combat food insecurity in local communities. The company says it is encouraging customers to get involved by offering several ways to contribute. Customers can purchase pre-bagged, SNAP-eligible food items at any Fareway...

The Pleasant Hill Police Department said Gary Sellers has been located safely. No other details were released.

For nearly a century, Des Moines children have done Halloween differently than the rest of the country: trick-or-treating on Oct. 30 by telling jokes at each house. The big picture: Today, that history has come to an end, with most communities choosing to move the door-to-door event to Halloween. Flashback:...

ANKENY, Iowa — An Ankeny family chose to give out hot dogs instead of candy to trick or treaters on Halloween. Tracy Mott, an Ankeny resident, said that she got the idea to give out hot dogs on Halloween from her sister. “Ten years ago, my sister started handing out hotdogs at her house in […]

Des Moines Public Schools is honored to receive the endorsement of the NAACP Des Moines Branch for the Reimagining Education bond proposal on the November 4 ballot. The NAACP’s support reflects a shared commitment to equity, access, and opportunity for all students. Like so many community partners who helped shape...

DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa (WHO) — A baby’s death is being looked into by eastern Iowa officials. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a seven-month-old boy who was initially hospitalized after becoming unresponsive at a Perry daycare earlier this week. Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said...

As the federal government shutdown stretches to its one-month mark, hundreds of thousands of Iowans are bracing for November without food assistance. Local food pantries say they face an "unprecedented challenge" when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are lost on Saturday, Nov. 1. Big Grove...

DES MOINES, Iowa – The littlest patients at MercyOne’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are celebrating their first Halloween. Staff are making it special for parents as they’re facing a challenging time in the hospital. Baby Emmie was born ten weeks early and weighed just two pounds and 14 ounces, according to her dad,...