Des Moines IA

A Colfax man convicted of two felonies by a Jasper County jury for shooting at a man who entered his driveway, was sentenced to two simultaneous five-year prison sentences this week. District Court Judge Terry Rickers has also ordered 69-year-old Norman Wayne Hopkins to pay $2,050 in fines. In late June, at the end...

To end the month of July, Hy-Vee announced a noteworthy change to their online grocery delivery at all of its store locations, effective immediately. The change is in regards to a payment option the service will now accept. Hy-Vee has made some seismic changes this year, the most significant perhaps...

Sioux Center, Iowa — Sioux Center, home to Dordt University, has been named the safest city in Iowa according to two independent websites, Safehome and Safewise. Dordt University officials tell us the websites’ city safety rankings are based on FBI crime statistics, supplemented by additional demographic data and...

An inclusive playground that any child can use was unveiled as the Iowa State Fair opened Thursday. State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation executive director Jim Cownie says they worked with Variety the Children’s Charity of Iowa to build it. “We have a wonderful partnership with variety of Iowa. We raised the money...

The National Weather Service is warning residents of Iowa to prepare for a series of severe storms and heavy rainfall expected today and throughout the weekend. The agency has issued a briefing indicating that intense storms are likely to develop this morning, with another wave anticipated late tonight. The greatest...

Iowans are known for a few things: we work hard, we play hard, and we don't keep the "9-5" schedule. We also have some... unique words and expressions we enjoy using. Today, we'll celebrate 11 of 'em. We say many of these daily or seasonally. When we say them in front of non-Iowans, especially non-Midwesterners, we...

Larry McBurney is a Democratic member of the Iowa House representing part of Urbandale. Governor Kim Reynolds’ “Delivering Opportunities for Greater Efficiency” (DOGE) Task Force plans to recommend moving new public employees away from the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) and into a 401(k)-style...

The latest email/smartphone scam to target the Tri-States includes putting your privacy at risk. I have actually been on the receiving end of several of these very threatening emails. Usually, they make some threats about releasing some form of private information to the public, saying they got it from your laptop,...

Omaha, Neb. – Nearly two million people across Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 4 a.m. Sunday, with forecasters warning of damaging winds, large hail, and the potential for a couple of tornadoes overnight. According to the National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley, scattered...

A few days ago, USA Today put out a list of the 29 best bars in America for 2025. We told you that The Bartender's Handshake in Des Moines was one of the bars to make the national list (read more HERE), but it wasn't the only one! There was another bar in Iowa to make the cut... Gabe's in Iowa City!