Des Moines IA

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. La Crosse, Wisconsin – Freezing drizzle could create slick travel conditions across parts of the Upper Midwest early Saturday morning. According to the National Weather Service in La Crosse, portions of...

Attention hunters and fishers! Every year bald eagles suffer and die as a result of lead poisoning from uninformed hunters. This year, however, there has been an alarming increase in the number of eagles found with this condition. In reference to an article recently published by The Des Moines Register, Iowa bird...

(KMAland) -- With rural Iowans already facing limited health care options, MercyOne closed its clinic in Ottumwa last week, delivering another blow to rural residents who need both routine and emergency medical care. It's the latest in a series of rural hospital closures resulting from Medicaid cuts, a trend that...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Storms are likely to develop this evening and sweep through eastern Iowa tonight. It’s a First Alert Day for the risk of strong to severe storms within this second round of activity today. The highest chances will be between about 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

State auditor Rob Sand, a Democratic candidate for governor, isn't shy about his love for hunting. He's been doing it his whole life, but last year, he harvested a buck of a lifetime. The deer was impressive enough — 209 inches gross, a measurement of all the deer's points, length and spread — that he decided to...

A man accused of killing three women in Utah to steal their cars and credit cards was already known to Iowa police . Court documents show Ivan Miller, 22, had been arrested there two months earlier on suspicion of breaking into a cabin and illegally hunting in a game refuge. Miller was released without bail in...

Showing love and acceptance to everyone Members of Collegiate United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation (CUMC/WF) 2622 Lincoln Way in Ames, across from campus and next to Dunkin’, are committed to showing love and acceptance to everyone including our immigrant and refugee neighbors. We walk alongside them and...

After one of the lengthier closed-door meetings in its history, the 13-member board of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino approved a final bonus for recently retired CEO Gary Palmer that was big ― but not as big as it could have been. The board’s approval Tuesday, March 3, of...

When Alison Cate began thinking about kindergarten for her son, Beric, she had some concerns. Beric’s 5th birthday was the day before school started. While he was outgoing at daycare, he often seemed a step behind his peers who were slightly older. “I knew he was social enough and...

Welcome to the Big 12 Buzz! Things are going to look a little different during the offseason but that doesn’t mean I can’t share what’s on my mind this week in the Big 12. The Big 12 Tournament Court. With the women’s tournament underway, it means we...