Des Moines IA

NW Beaver LLC, located in Johnston, paid Greedy Investments LLC $1.2 million for property at 6240 NW Beaver Drive in Johnston, Polk County real estate records show. The 1.3-acre parcel includes a 14,400-square-foot warehouse built in 2001. The property is valued at $1.3 million. The transaction was recorded March 9.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Free parking on several downtown Des Moines bridges may soon be going away. City leaders are moving forward with a proposal to add meters to four overpasses that have allowed drivers to park at no cost for years. Since 2018, the Court Avenue, Locust, Walnut...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead early Thursday morning in the East Village neighborhood. Police responded to the area in the 1300 block of Des Moines Street just before 2:00 a.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting someone had been shot. Sgt....

The Ankeny Police Department has identified the victim and suspect in a fatal stabbing. Anna Sharma, 41, of Ankeny, died after being stabbed at a residence in the 1300 block of N.W. Reinhart Drive around 2 a.m. Saturday, March 14, according to a news release from the Ankeny Police Department. A police investigation...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular West Des Moines grilled cheese and panini spot, Hot Off the Presses, will be closing March 28. In a Facebook post, owner and operator Jed Hoffman thanked the community for supporting both the sandwich shop and its food truck — which is how the operation began in 2021.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Greyhound is launching two new routes in Iowa, adding daily service connecting Des Moines to St. Louis and Indianapolis. The expansion follows last year’s addition of routes linking Des Moines to Chicago and Denver. The new service adds stops across Iowa in Mount Pleasant, Burlington,...

A Clive man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a Waukee woman in the home. Patrick Ryan McNeley, 45, of 15089 Beechwood Ave., Clive, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at a residence in the 15000 block of...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, IL – Spring break travel across Illinois and Iowa brings an increasing overnight threat as tornado-capable storms can develop after dark, leaving residents with only minutes to respond while most...

Iowa biologists have captured two wild pallid sturgeon in the Des Moines River, the first time the federally endangered species has ever been documented in that waterway. The fish were collected a week apart below the Ottumwa dam during routine spring 2025 sampling, and genetic testing confirmed they were not...

A former Des Moines Public Schools principal is suing the district, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. Fairouz Bishara-Rantisi Martinez, who served as principal of Hoyt Middle School prior to the current school year, is suing the district in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. She is...