Des Moines IA

DES MOINES, Iowa– A Des Moines homeless outreach group is rallying around a man living without stable housing and with a severe medical condition after he nearly gave up hope that medical care was possible. Pastor Mark Reetz and his “Team Jesus of Iowa” church family spend much of their week helping others in need […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — The name of the pedestrian who died in a weekend hit-and-run crash in Des Moines has been released by police. The victim of the May 24th crash has been identified as Kathleen Jean Peterson, 61, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer for the Des Moines Police Department. DMPD offic

ANKENY, Iowa — Ankeny police will not file charges against the person who drove into a school pick-up line at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School. 16 children were hurt after a vehicle drove over the curb and entered the pick-up line at the school on March 24. The...

To view a log of the calls for service, click here. Nina Wagner, 35, of 2744 Fleur Dr., Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of probation violation. Keith Fuselier, 23, of unknown residence was arrested on a warrant for probation violation.

ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) -- A Westwood Elementary School teacher is gifting her students a handmade goodbye ahead of her retirement after 35 years. Ahead of her final lesson on Friday, second-grade teacher Kim Rohlf gifted all of her students homemade quilts as a way to remember their time together and remind each student t

Roughly 200 Iowa soldiers will be coming back home this weekend after a year-long deployment.

Hundreds of Iowa high school theater students from dozens of schools are in central Iowa, rehearsing on the big stage at the Des Moines Civic Center for tonight’s final performance. The annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase will be streamed live on IowaPBS.org. Karoline Myers, director of...

A central Iowa attorney has been disciplined for having incorporated false case citations in a court brief authored with the help of artificial intelligence. It’s at least the second time an Iowa attorney has faced allegations of using artificial intelligence, or AI, to author briefs that include false information, oft

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man has pleaded guilty to several charges after a shooting at a child’s birthday party left a person injured earlier this year. The shooting occurred on March 14 shortly before 10:30 p.m. The Des Moines Police Department says a dispute occurred at a home in the 3300 block […]

Rick Morain is the former publisher and owner of the Jefferson Herald, for which he writes a regular column. This essay first appeared on Substack. My wife Kathy and I were privileged to be on hand for a grandson’s high school commencement ceremony at Adel-De Soto-Minburn (ADM) High School in Adel last Sunday. The even