Des Moines city leaders split on proposed change to public camping ban
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines City Council will vote Wednesday on the second reading of a proposed change to its public camping ordinance. In September, the council approved an agreement with Central Iowa Shelter & Services to add at least 25 beds for people experiencing homelessness, with the city providing a...
Driver accused of doing donuts before rollover crash that seriously injured 1 in Boone...
BOONE COUNTY, Iowa — A Grimes man was charged on Monday for allegedly doing donuts in a field that resulted in a rollover crash that seriously injured one person in August. During the early morning hours of August 23, Boone County Dispatch received a call from ON-STAR reporting a vehicle rollover crash with injuries....
Des Moines triples its overgrown lawns budget
Des Moines has nearly tripled its delinquent lawn mowing budget due to a rainy spring and unexpectedly high demand. Why it matters: Residents rely on the city's mowing service to keep abandoned or neglected properties from becoming overgrown eyesores. Catch up quick: The city took over tall-grass enforcement across...
DMPS Moves Forward With Potential 265-Million Dollar Bond Referendum
(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines Public Schools is moving forward with a 265-million-dollar Reimagining Education bond referendum. "This plan is bigger than one person, and the way that we have outlined and shown that this much money is going here by this day, it's going to make it really hard to not hold us...
Cat found dead after being abandoned in Des Moines apartment, 2 charged
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two people are now facing charges after court records say they left behind their cat, who was later found dead, when they moved out of a Des Moines apartment. Back in August, court records say that Dewey Leroy Moraine, 59, and Nancy Jane Coffey, 55, moved out of their apartment in […]
The House SLIPKNOT Filmed Their “Duality” Music Video In Is Going Up For Sale
If you've ever wanted to live in the house that Slipknot trashed during their "Duality" video, you're in luck! The house – located at 1050 16th Street, West Des Moines, IA – is hitting the auction block after being foreclosed upon, according to The Des Moines Register. I'm guessing they've fixed it up since that...
DMPS Board Introduced Ian Roberts In 2023 With Doctorate, Knowing Not True
(Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Public School board has said they knew former superintendent Ian Roberts did not have a doctorate from Morgan State University when they hired him. But in a video still on their YouTube page, they told the public he did. In the video...
Time warp: Highland Underground brings ’70s vibes to Klein building
A 1970s department store-themed cocktail lounge is set to open next week in the lower level of the former Klein Department Store in Highland Park. The Highland Underground, which sports a retro look including vintage clothes on mannequins, is the concept of the folks at the Orvis Horatio Group, which is also behind...
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Retail property in Ankeny sold for $1 million
Tiernan Properties LLC, located in Ankeny, paid M&A Capital Partners LLC just over $1 million for properties at 102 and 108 SE Third St. in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. The properties include a one-story, 6,104-square-foot retail building that was constructed in 1959; a second one-story,...
Adair County man dies in a construction site fall Tuesday afternoon
(Van Meter, Iowa) – An Adair County man died Tuesday, after falling 30-feet from the roof of a building under construction at the school in Van Meter. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield confirms 33-year-old Brandon McVay, of Greenfield, died from injuries he suffered during the accident. Services for Brandon McVay are...
