Des Moines IA

Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Girls Track and Field Head Coach Bart Mueller is entering retirement following 30 years of coaching. Mueller shares that he spent the past 15 years at ADM, but coached at numerous schools the 15 years prior to completing 30 in his career. He says that it’s been quite amazing to not only see former a

The What Cheer Opera House has completed a significant improvement project with the installation of new front doors, according to an announcement from the organization. The new doors are fiberglass with a dark walnut finish and brass hardware, installed by Steffen Construction of Deep River. The previous doors, which h

DES MOINES, Iowa — Two weeks after being sentenced, former DMPS Superintendent Ian Roberts has been transferred to an Illinois facility. On May 29, former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to 24 months in prison after taking a guilty plea to false statement for employment and illegal al

The City of Des Moines is suing more than two dozen companies that sell life-saving apparatus such as fire trucks, alleging they have engaged in illegal and “parasitic” pricing schemes to “reap extraordinary profits” from taxpayers. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, names as d

DES MOINES, Iowa – Recent rainfall may be helping lawns turn green across Iowa, but water experts say the wet weather has also worsened nitrate levels in rivers that supply central Iowa's drinking water. This week, Central Iowa Water Works issued another lawn watering ban after nitrate levels in...

A central Iowa woman who argued that she had a First Amendment right to operate an unlicensed cosmetology school has been fined and sanctioned by the state. On Nov. 7, 2018, Tuyen Thi Xuan “Tammy” Johnson, who operates the Iowa Brow Lash Academy & Spa in Waukee, received an Iowa cosmetologist license. In October 2021,

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A Polk County jury found a West Des Moines man guilty in a 2025 Walgreens robbery. The Polk County Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old Bashir Omar Yussuf was found guilty of first-degree robbery by a Polk County jury on Wednesday. In November 2025, local law enforcement was called to the Walgreen

Libertarian Marco Battaglia of Des Moines has joined Iowa’s competitive 3rd District Congressional race, with a focus on immigration reform, eliminating tariffs and ending aggressive military action abroad. This cycle marks the Des Moines native’s second time running in the district. Battaglia, who ran unsuccessfully i

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Attorney’s Office said a Grinnell man charged in the 2025 death of a Des Moines East High School student has pleaded guilty. At a hearing held Wednesday morning, Kaelin Meinders, 23, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and OWI 2nd. The charges are linked to the death of Santiago […]

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says there is an Enhanced Risk, rated three out of five, for severe weather today, this risk extends into Thursday. As we look ahead to this afternoon and evening, a significant round of storms is expected, with the highest risk areas centered in eastern and south