Des Moines IA

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is seeking information from the public about an unsolved 2024 homicide. Police responded to Ashworth Park on a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. on June 2, 2024. First responders found 34-year-old Courtnay Mundy-Gonzalez in the Ashworth Pool parking lot with a...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Drivers on westbound I-235 near the Des Moines River bridge should expect temporary delays Tuesday afternoon. A three-vehicle crash in the area is blocking "several lanes of westbound traffic" as of 12:10 p.m., Des Moines police said in a press release. 511 Iowa reports that...

During the summer, the Iowa City community had a lower overall need for water treatment than Des Moines, despite both the city and the state capital grappling with high nitrate levels in the Des Moines, Raccoon, and Iowa Rivers. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources detected elevated levels of nitrates...

(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing) An Iowa nurse is taking state regulators to court over their efforts to suspend her license due to professional incompetence. Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Peniston is seeking judicial review of a 90-day license suspension, arguing the Iowa Board of...

From humble beginnings in the '60s to national fame, this truck stop's story will surprise you. What makes it so special?

37 artists will be showing over 100 pieces of art at Mainframe Studios' First Friday.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Skies over Iowa could hold two surprises this week: thunderstorms on Tuesday and a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights tonight. According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, isolated showers continue overnight, but the main concern shifts to scattered thunderstorms Tuesday, especially...

DES MOINES, IA - The industry is mourning the loss of a longtime produce leader and experienced retail expert following the recent passing of Tom Crall, Category Manager of Produce at Hy-Vee. Tom was a valuable member of Hy-Vee’s produce purchasing team, the company said in a statement today. He...

A teen is in custody after police say he led officers on a chase in a stolen car and crashed into a utility pole in the Drake Neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

A registered nurse who filed a lawsuit about unethical practices and a toxic work environment at an ASC in Ames, Iowa, has dismissed her case, Ames Tribune reported Aug. 24. Tonya Becker, RN, filed a lawsuit in March against the now-closed Sturm Cosmetic Surgery Center and its head surgeon, Lindsay Sturm, MD,...