Des Moines IA

ANKENY, Iowa — Oktoberfest has been a beloved Des Moines tradition filled with food, music and plenty of beer. For the past two years, the annual festival has taken place at Des Moines Water Works Park, and before that, on 4th St. right across German restaurant Hessen Haus. However, this year's attendees will find...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A contentious court hearing in the lawsuit filed against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx has been pushed back to September in Polk County court. "The parties have been in communication and request a continuance of the hearing to allow the parties to continue further discussions to resolve the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - During the Cold War, Nebraska and Iowa became home to massive intercontinental ballistic missile sites. The “Atlas D” would have been able to travel more than 6,000 miles, if needed. The three missile sites were built in near Arlington and Mead, Neb.; and in...

A very cool, viral TikTok video has been making the rounds showing a plethora of films set in various Iowa towns. Full disclosure: just because a movie was set in a location doesn't mean it was filmed there. No less, Iowa is obviously not the first place most people think of when it comes to the setting of major...

Scroll down to see the 44 most common birds in Iowa. As someone who has 3 bird feeders mounted on my back deck and one more out front, I was very excited to see how many of the listed birds have visited. I was also surprised by how many of...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds resists calls for regulation of industrial agriculture despite water quality concerns and a lawn-watering ban in Central Iowa. Protesters gathered outside an event she was attending, demanding action on agricultural pollution and linking it to high cancer rates in the state. Reynolds...

Chicago, IL – Wildfire smoke blanketing much of the Midwest is turning skies hazy and raising air quality concerns across multiple states through Sunday, prompting health warnings from officials. According to the US National Weather Service and local agencies, satellite data shows thick plumes of smoke aloft drifting...

Davenport, Iowa – Rising river levels are threatening communities across eastern Iowa and western Illinois as a new round of Flood Watches takes effect along the Mississippi and Wapsipinicon Rivers from Sunday evening through late next week. According to the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, flood stage...

I promise I did not source this story from The Onion. This indeed legitimately happened. In mid-June, a stray hen was rescued in front of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Iowa. The rescue was confirmed by the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in a Facebook post that needs to be seen to be believed.

OSKALOOSA — A new state law that prohibits nearly all handheld use of cell phones and other electronic devices while driving is now in effect across Iowa. Law enforcement agencies, including the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, have pushed for stricter distracted driving measures for years to address the growing...