Des Moines IA

A letter submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority shows that about $44.3 million has been identified for funding the first phase of the Merle Hay Mall redevelopment project, which includes a multiuse arena and volleyball facility. While that is about $12.6 million short of the $56.9 million that is...

To view a log of the calls for service, click here. Miguel Torres, 36, of 523 Willis Ave., Perry, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while suspended. Gino Candiano, 51, of 810 Payton St., Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant...

Looking to save a few bucks or help keep good items out of the landfill? Here are some free deals available around Ankeny this week — from furniture to home improvement finds.

Former Bondurant Principal Resigns After District Says She Was Under The Influence At Work. (Bondurant, IA) — An elementary school principal in the Bondurant-Farrar school district has resigned, after the school says she was under the influence on school grounds. Carrie Ratliff was the principal at Morris Elementary....

AMES, Iowa - Both parents have now been convicted for the death of a Story County child. A jury has found Sheyenne Nichole Shore, 26 of Urbandale, guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. Juan Angel Montalvo Jr., 37 of Nevada, previously pleaded guilty to one count of child...

EASTERN IOWA, NORTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN — A developing severe weather setup is raising concern for fast-moving, long-track tornadoes expected to impact parts of eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, and southern Wisconsin on Thursday. Forecast data indicates storm motions exceeding 50 mph, significantly...

First responders were able to confirm that the body of an adult man was in the river and were able to recover the body.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A man injured in a shooting Thursday night in downtown Des Moines has died, the Des Moines Police Department said in a release Friday morning. Just before 9 p.m., Des Moines police and fire personnel responded to 12th Street and Keosauqua Way for a person with a gunshot injury.

A Van Meter man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted as Adel woman in the home and damaged her property. Jared Tyler Quelland, 34, of 513 Main St., Van Meter, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness and fifth-degree criminal mischief. The incident began...

A Perry man was arrested Wednesday in Perry after he allegedly injured a minor in the home. Tyler Don Prussing, 36, of rural Perry was charged with child endangerment-bodily injury. The incident began after the Dallas County Deputy Sheriff’s office received a report March 30 report from the Iowa Department...