Des Moines IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Another round of showers and storms is moving through eastern Iowa. Scattered showers and storms will continue through the afternoon. We are under a Flood Watch until this afternoon due to the rain we have received recently and will get from today’s storms. Highs...

PEORIA (25News Now) -Storms are moving through Illinois and Iowa this morning with three separate clusters of storms. We still have a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe storms today and these storms have a history of producing hail, gusty winds, as well as one tornado in Iowa. We’ll see these storms move through...

Iowa Nice doesn't always apply to driving. If you've been driving for any amount of time in Iowa, you've probably seen your share of snippy drivers, rude drivers, and ridiculous drivers. And we all get annoyed with them. But apparently, it's not as bad as some other states. However that's...

The Iowa convenience store with the awkward name will soon be a thing of the past. Prepare to say goodbye to Kum & Go. Des Moines-based Kum & Go was purchased by Maverick in April 2023, according to the Des Moines Register. It then announced in late 2024 that all Kum & Go locations would be turned into Maverick...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A central Iowa woman is facing more than a dozen charges after authorities say 18 animals in poor health were recovered from her home. Michelle Ackelson is accused of animal neglect. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the animals were taken from a mobile home on Northeast 46th Avenue.

A battle between two county officials in Madison County is heating up. Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Heather Stancil filed for a temporary restraining order late Friday night after the Madison County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at her home in Earlham, according to Federal court records.

Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at [email protected]. One longtime truism of journalism is “Names make news.”. That shorthand stems...

Late Friday night, into early Saturday morning, a large complex of severe thunderstorms swept across portions of Southeastern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. For many, this system brought several inches of rain in a very short time period! It also brought power outages to some communities across Northern Iowa. The...

A New York man was arrested in Warren County for credit card fraud and ongoing criminal activity earlier this week. According to court documents, 36-year-old Wei Wang of Flushing, NY used or tried to use up to 18 credit cards at Casey’s Convenience Stores in both Indianola and Carlisle. Court documents state an...

Tis the week I write about bridges, evidently. After writing about the sorry state of bridges in Iowa, per a new study, news has broken that a massive bridge that connects Iowa to Wisconsin will be no more. This follows its closure in the spring, and after both states' respective departments of transportation have...