Des Moines IA

Iowa, a state known for its cornfields and rolling plains, is also home to a number of towns with names that can be quite challenging to pronounce. From Maquoketa to Ocheyedan, these town names have left many scratching their heads in confusion. This article is based on a social media post where a user expressed...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Snow totals so far as of 5:41 p.m. Saturday are below. Some are from this morning. For the latest totals, click here. Road conditions can be found at 511ia.org. Our winter storm warning continues into the early morning hours Sunday, and the snowfall itself will end by late evening. Blowing and […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Thanksgiving weekend snow storm resulted in an average of 6-8 inches of snow across the state which quickly turned Iowa’s roads into a covered snowy mess. Officials share their final reports on crashes and calls this weekend. The Des Moines Police Department reports that between 6 a.m. Saturday...

A Delta Connection flight arriving in Des Moines on Saturday night slid off the runway during landing, according to airport officials.

A Perry man was arrested Friday afternoon after a short scuffle with law enforcement following a routine traffic stop on Iowa Highway 141 in Perry. Curtis Gene Hoyt, 60, of 500 Fourth St., Perry, was charged with interference with official acts-bodily injury, interference with official acts, driving while suspended...

A fierce winter storm swept through Iowa over the weekend, transforming the post-Thanksgiving landscape into a winter wonderland and creating treacherous travel conditions across much of the Midwest. The system brought significant snowfall to large portions of the state throughout Saturday, Nov. 29, with some areas...

An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison one year after fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s mother and critically injuring her father. Hamza Smajlovic received the life sentence on Friday, Nov. 21, after pleading guilty in October to charges of murder and attempted murder, according to Polk County...

A social media user, currently out of town, has expressed curiosity about the current snowfall total in the Airport/Norwalk area. Despite their efforts to find updated information through Google, they were unsuccessful, leading them to seek answers from the online community.

(Des Moines) Jim Lee with the National Weather Service in Des Moines says snowfall amounts of around five to seven inches are being reported from Audubon to Guthrie, down to Cass County, and lower amounts to the west. Lee says more snow fell along the Highway 20 Corridor. He says...