Des Moines IA

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Some Iowa diners do not just serve breakfast, they seem to run on a different clock entirely. Slide into a booth here, hear the old-school music in the background, and it feels like the morning has politely stepped back a few decades. The room does half the storytelling before the...

A bail has been set for northeast Iowa woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident last month in which a pedestrian died. The suspect also allegedly later tried to report her vehicle as stolen. Shortly before 9:30 PM May 20th, Waterloo police and fire crews responded to...

Most Iowa road trips come with cornfields, county roads, and maybe a gas-station coffee that tastes like regret. Then you turn into this refuge near Prairie City and the whole scene changes: tallgrass rolling in the wind, open sky everywhere, and bison grazing like they missed the memo that this is modern Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Des Moines Police Department is warning the public about devices planted within gas pumps that can steal your credit and debit card information. DMPD says credit card skimmers have been an issue in Des Moines for years, but a change in how scammers are using the devices is making it […]

Multiple rounds of storms on Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 produced heavy rains, damaging winds, and several brief tornadoes in the tri states. The National Weather Service said Wednesday's storms caused the most widespread wind damage, while Thursday's storms produced heavy rain and sporadic severe winds. N

Iowa’s public universities received preliminary approval Monday from the Iowa Board of Regents to launch an accelerated degree program for students hoping to complete their education with fewer credits.  The Bachelor of Applied Professional Studies, presented at the board’s June 15 meeting, wouldn’t replace any other d

(Omaha/Valley) The National Weather Service in Omaha,/Valley Nebraska, reports five tornadoes swept through portions of southwest Iowa on June 11. Storms formed over south-central Nebraska in the early morning hours of June 11 and quickly grew into clusters that swept across southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa, impac

This ice cream shop proves that black cats are good luck!

As Iowans deal with the aftermath of Thursday’s severe weather, National Weather Service forecasters say a few storms with damaging winds and large hail are possible in parts of Iowa tonight. John Hanson, who lives near Stanton, said neighbors helped his family clear debris from yesterday’s storm that sent...