Des Moines IA

The Chocolate Walk will be at the West Glen Town Center on Friday from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $25 ahead of time or $35 at the door.

(Des Moines, IA) -- The City of Des Moines is looking for qualified contractors to participate in the city's Improving Our Neighborhoods, or ION, program. Contractors specializing in exterior home repairs are encouraged to apply for a new bid package. The ION program provides financial help to low and moderate income...

Drake University's Greek Street would be honorarily named "Agha Street" under a request being considered by city leaders. Catch up quick: Agha Noor Ahmed Khan was one of the last presidents of Drake's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity before it closed late last year. The closure came after the organization had...

In a sport with so much tradition within Iowa, it's hard to set new bars to reach. Even so, Don Bosco found a way to do it at this year's Iowa state wrestling tournament . The Dons won their 18th traditional team state title, passing Waterloo West for the most all-time. It's the program's eighth in a row, a streak...

Drought is tightening its grip across Iowa, and conditions have worsened noticeably over the past week. New data shows that 11.4% of the state is now classified in moderate drought, a sharp jump from just 1% the week before. In addition, nearly two-thirds of Iowa — about 62.4% — is considered abnormally dry.

A Waukee teenager was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly assaulted her cousin in the home. Adelina Denis Bravo, 19, of 1312 S.E. Bishop Dr., Waukee, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began Feb. 17 about 4:45 p.m. at a residence in the 1300...

(Des Moines) Gas prices across Iowa declined for the week, offering relief to drivers as global crude oil costs also moved lower. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa fell 9 cents from last week to $2.45 per gallon. Prices are now 57 cents lower than they were one year ago. The...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. La Crosse, WI – A midweek snow system is trending farther south, shifting the highest potential snowfall into northeast Iowa and portions of southwest Wisconsin Wednesday night into early Thursday. The...

The disappearance of 13-year-old Eugene Wade Martin remains one of the most troubling unsolved missing-child cases in Iowa history. The Des Moines boy vanished in the early morning hours of August 12, 1984, while carrying out what should have been an ordinary Sunday routine — delivering newspapers along his route for...

Health care providers say Iowans should continue to take precautions to stay healthy amid high respiratory virus activity in the state, especially from the flu and RSV. Janae Brown, a nurse practitioner at UnityPoint, says most folks should know the drill but some need a reminder. “Wash your hands. Stay...