Des Moines IA

Iowa’s electricity needs are expected to rise by 30 to 60 percent in the next 20 years, and a new report finds the state might be able to meet the demand and achieve 100-percent carbon-free electricity with renewable energy. Steve Guyer, senior energy policy counsel for the Iowa Environmental...

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you receive a great job offer via text or email that is too good to be true, it probably is. That is the message Attorney General Brenna Bird is sending out regarding scammers posing as potential employers. Typically, you will receive an email or...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A festival is taking place in Des Moines this weekend that celebrates clean living and aims to help those recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. The Recovery Festival is hosted by Kingdom Living, an organization that provides transitional housing and other resources for people in Des Moines...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Roughly 1,300 trees will be distributed to central Iowans tomorrow. Staff and volunteers from the Trees Forever organization will be distributing the trees at an event and the Bell Avenue Business Center parking lot in Des Moines on Saturday from 8am to noon. The Bell Avenue Business Center is...

INDIANOLA, Iowa — After 31 years with the Indianola Police Department, Chief Brian Sher is retiring, and the community will celebrate him on Friday. Sher is an Illinois native, originally from a Chicago suburb. He fell in love with the Hawkeye State when he started college at the University of Iowa. After graduating,...

Des Moines will see a sharp swing from summer-like heat to storm chances this weekend as September weather patterns intensify. Residents should prepare for soaring daytime highs near 96°F Saturday, followed by possible thunderstorms creeping into central Iowa by late Sunday night. According to the National Weather...

A Perry man was arrested Thursday after allegedly scuffling with officers of the Perry Police Department at his home. Johnathan Coty Brown, 38, of 1714 Fourth St., Perry, was charged with two counts of assault on persons in certain occupations, 12 counts of violation of a no-contact order and two counts of...

Des Moines man receives 50 year sentence for second-degree murder of girlfriend.

BOONE COUNTY, Iowa — A new date has been set for the trial surrounding former Madison County Treasurer Amanda DeVos. Devos, 38, is facing four criminal charges, including Felonious Misconduct in Office, Tampering with Records, Fraudulent Practice in the Third Degree and Third-Degree Theft. The case against her is...

Traffic deaths on Iowa roadways are down 32 compared to this day (9/11) last year. DOT director Scott Marler told the Transportation Commission during their meeting this week they are happy to continue to see the drop in traffic deaths. “We’re on a good trajectory, but I think you know us at the Department well...