Des Moines IA

Ownership of the Flux Apartments in downtown Des Moines has changed hands. Rittenhouse Square LLC, located in Columbia, Mo., acquired the property at 1400 Walnut St. for $12.7 million, Polk County real estate records show. The multifamily property had been owned by 2B Residential, a division of Balke Brown...

BOONE, Iowa—This week, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department received a theft complaint for the 2200 area of 229th Place near Ames. This time, the investigation resulted in a photo of a suspicious vehicle. The Sheriff’s Department posted the following on their Facebook page:. The Boone County Sheriff’s...

Each February, we review the sabbaticals (or, as stated by the Iowa Board of Regents, “professional development assignments”) granted to the professors at the state’s three public universities: Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. For us common folk, a sabbatical may be...

MADISON COUTY – Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies and other first responders are on scene of a two-vehicle collision in the 2300 block of Peru Road. Authorities are asking motorists to avoid the area while emergency crews work the scene. The roadway remains closed as of Tuesday afternoon. No additional information...

The administrator of an assisted living center, accused of incompetence in an incident that resulted in an elderly resident freezing to death outside the facility, will retain her state license subject to 10 hours of educational training. According to state records, Dwala Marie Lehman was the administrator at...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Tuesday that a former Des Moines, Iowa, school superintendent, who is originally from Guyana, pleaded guilty to federal charges after falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on employment paperwork while working for one of the state’s largest public school districts. Under the...

Iowa doctors gave 17-year-old Mya Buie a second chance to smile after she was allegedly shot in the face by her mother’s ex-boyfriend. Dr. Simon Wright, a facial reconstruction trauma surgeon, used cutting-edge artificial intelligence to meticulously rebuild Buie’s damaged jaw. Just days before her 17th birthday in...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A crash caused a significant backup on Interstate 235. At around 8:30 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation reported a crash on eastbound I-235 near the 56th Street Bridge. DOT cameras showed one vehicle on its side and the two left lanes blocked. The crash caused a significant traffic...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Two people are hospitalized and multiple lanes were closed after a rollover crash on I-80 on Sunday evening, West...

CLIVE, Iowa - A staple for Mediterranean food in the Des Moines metro is closing its doors. Gazali's, which has been in central Iowa...