Des Moines IA

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Davenport, Iowa – Strong thunderstorms moving out of central Iowa could reach eastern parts of the state Tuesday evening, bringing the threat of large hail and damaging wind gusts along the busy Interstate...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – With spring storm systems strengthening across the United States, emergency officials are urging Iowa residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase...

Live Nation Entertainment has settled with the U.S. Justice Department in the middle of a trial on claims the Ticketmaster owner illegally dominated key parts of the live-events industry, the department says. The Monday, March 9, deal hands a win to Live Nation, which has faced criticism from fans and lawmakers over...

AMES, Iowa – A $200 million mixed-use development known as CyTown is on track to complete by late 2027 just 30 miles north of Des Moine in central Iowa. Omaha, Neb.-based Goldenrod Companies is leading the development, design and construction of the CyTown project in Ames, Iowa. InVision Architecture...

The Dallas County Foundation is helping contribute to over 30 projects in 2026. Director Nicole Connick says 50 grant applications were submitted this year, of which 32 were funded totaling around $160,000. She adds that a variety of projects received funds in communities across Dallas County, including Adel, Perry...

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered Person advisory for a Cumming, Iowa resident on Wednesday. 78-year-old Cheryl Anderson was reported missing on Tuesday and was last seen just after 4pm leaving her residence in Cumming, Iowa. She may be traveling...

Drake University partnered with the temple as part of a project called "Meet My Religious Neighbor."

REGIONAL—All 13 public school districts in N’West Iowa saw enrollment decrease while nine of 16 private schools saw an increase in enrollment, according to figures recently released by the Iowa Department of Education. The George-Little Rock School District saw the smallest decrease, a difference of 0.9 percent...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Four community colleges in Iowa have been awarded about $4 million in grants from the state's Career Academy Incentive Fund, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Monday. The fund is designed to support partnerships between community colleges, local businesses, community...

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa — The city of Mitchellville's fire chief has been dismissed, Mayor Tony Jensen told Local 5. The city's mayor told Local 5 Mike Twohey was dismissed on Thursday due to "serious concerns regarding leadership within the department and the failure to ensure that members of the Mitchellville Volunteer...