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1 person dead after Des Moines hit-and-run

DES MOINES, Iowa — Detectives are looking for the vehicle and suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred early Sunday morning. Around 2 a.m., Des Moines police and fire personnel responded to a report of an injured person in the 1000 block of East Railroad Avenue, where they found a dead woman on the road.
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DNR Reminding Boaters to Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Spencies

(Spirit Lake)--The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding boaters and anglers this Memorial Day weekend to protect Iowa lakes and rivers from aquatic invasive species or AIS. Andrew Carlson a fisheries biologist with the Iowa DNR Office in Spirit Lake, outlines three ways to prevent the spread of AIS.
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Why is this guy so incredibly dedicated to drilling a hole through Iowa?

Spoiler alert: He’s trying to see if he’ll actually hit China. We did the real geographic math, and the actual location you'd end up might surprise you.
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Teenager hospitalized in downtown Des Moines shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting near the Pappajohn Sculpture Park late Friday night. Police were called to the area of 14th Street and Grand Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Friday after multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunfire and said a person was down.
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New Iowa health insurance cancer screening law will help only 1 in 4 residents

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds signed the Patients First Act earlier this month. It allows doctors to screen patients for cancer without approval from insurance companies. It comes as Iowa continues to have one of the highest cancer rates in the nation. But the law’s reach is limited. Only about one
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Fresh squeezed sugar cane juice steals the show at CelebrAsian

DES MOINES, Iowa– CelebrAsian goers filled the streets of downtown Des Moines immersing themselves in Asian food and culture. It’s the 23rd year the event has been held in Des Moines with over 70 food vendors bringing authentic Asian inspired foods. There is also live entertainment with cultural demonstrations and band
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Ames girls seniors have tearful final sendoff at Iowa state track meet

DES MOINES — The senior quartet of Sophia Hatcher, Angelica Attinger, Natalya Deardorff and Brenna Van Cleave made their final bow at the 2026 Iowa high school state track and field championships on Saturday, May 23, at Drake Stadium. The four seniors bowed out with an eighth-place finish in the 4A 4x400-meter relay to
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Nauman’s finale, CR Prairie’s historic 4×400 headline final part of Iowa T&F championships

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - There was plenty of history made in last session of the Iowa high school track and field state championships on Saturday. Cedar Rapids Prairie reset their all-time record in Iowa for the boys 4x400M relay. Also, Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman ends a legendary career with a 1600M win. Plus Mo
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Former students, staff say goodbye to Walnut Creek Campus

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Walnut Creek Campus in West Des Moines has served high schoolers with alternative-style education for the past three decades. Now the doors are closed for good. The change came after a controversial vote by the West Des Moines School Board to close operations...
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Meet the ‘guardians’ of one of Iowa’s oldest used bookstores

DAVENPORT — Like something out of science fiction, Source Bookstore feels bigger on the inside. The downtown Davenport storefront sits nestled between a barbershop and convenience store that stand alongside each other like brick books on a shelf. Its unassuming appearance is reinforced by the slightly tinted windows an

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