Des Moines IA

Downtown Ames was covered in all the colors of the rainbow for Ames Pridefest on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., members of Ames’s LGBTQIA+ community and allies came to show their pride and solidarity. Vendors lined 5th Street and Douglas Avenue with a range of goods to...

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Census data shows fewer Americans moved in recent years, but one in five who did crossed state lines, and many chose Iowa. Here are the top states sending new residents to the Hawkeye State.

(Des Moines, IA) -- A new report shows Des Moines is one of the top twenty U.S. cities for singles. Rental property website Zumper looked at 100 of the largest cities in the country and ranks Des Moines as the 17th best city for singles. The study looked at eight different metrics including population, nightlife,...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The West Des Moines Historical Society and the city of West Des Moines held the First Annual Heritage Jubilee Saturday afternoon, celebrating 175 years since the construction of the first phase of the Historic Jordan House. The Heritage Jubilee featured live music, heritage vendors and live...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is investigating reports of shots fired in the River Bend neighborhood, just north of the DMACC urban campus, the department said Monday. Police responded to multiple calls reporting gunfire in the area of 6th Avenue and Forest Avenue shortly after...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A teacher at Des Moines Public Schools is now weighing in on why she thinks the $265 million bond referendum is crucial for the district.  Amber Graeber has worked in the district since 2010. She now teaches only one social studies class at Roosevelt High School. Her husband is the principal […]

(Des Moines, IA) — Iowa National Guard members are preparing for the impacts of missed paychecks this week. Since the federal government shutdown on October 1st, hundreds of Iowa National Guard members have worked without pay or have been furloughed. Troops are now preparing for the possibility of not receiving a...

Parents are suing a central Iowa school district, accusing them of trying to cover up that their child was sexually abused by a teacher.