Infant Injured in 2 Vehicle Crash in Dallas County
(Dallas County) An infant suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened late Saturday night on Highway 169, and Maple Street. According to the report a 2011 Chevy Suburban traveling northbound on Highway 169 and driven by 24-year-old Dakota Joe Pratt...
Menards to pay Iowa over $400K in rebate advertising settlement
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa has settled a lawsuit with Menards over claims the home improvement chain misled customers about its rebate program. The settlement comes after 2020 claims that the company’s advertising for its 11-percent rebate program was misleading to customers. “Iowans deserve to know the best...
Most-Googled Christmas cookies in Iowa & Illinois
Something almost every Christmas-celebrating family has in common is that cookies are a holiday tradition. But what varies from family to family is what type of cookies they make (and leave out on Christmas Eve as a treat for Santa to snack on when he arrives to leave presents under the tree).
Pieper Lewis in Polk County Jail 18 months after Georgia disappearance
Pieper Lewis, a sexual trafficking victim who drew national attention after she was charged with murdering one of her alleged abusers, has turned herself in more than 18 months after disappearing while in Atlanta, where she had been sent for treatment, authorities say. She was being held Friday afternoon in the Polk...
Iowa public school enrollment drops as private schools gain students
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Education released the latest enrollment numbers showing public schools continue to lose students while private schools gain enrollment across the state. Public school and public charter enrollment dropped about 1.5 percent from last year, while private school...
Vinton’s Kwik Star sells $1 million-winning Powerball ticket
CLIVE, Iowa — The Powerball® jackpot continues to grow, reaching an estimated $1.6 billion annuity or $735.3 million cash option. This marks the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history and the fifth-largest among U.S. lottery jackpots. A ticket purchased at Kwik Star on West 13th Street in Vinton, Iowa,...
Historic Theater Returns to Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Ingersoll Dinner Theater, originally opened in 1939, has been closed for renovations since June. Audiences are welcomed back in a big way as new owners are hosting a dinner and show New year’s Eve Celebration. “This grand old historic icon deserved another life,...
State of Minnesota, Menards agree to settlement
ST PAUL, MINN. – The state of Minnesota will receive more than 630 thousand dollars as part of a settlement with Menards. The deal is linked to claims of deceptive advertising in the home improvement retailers’ eleven percent rebate program and price gouging during the pandemic. Wisconsin-=based Menards has agreed to...
Exclusive: Altoona’s mayor to undergo stomach removal amid cancer battle
Altoona Mayor Dean O'Connor has cancer and will have his stomach removed for treatment as early as next month, he tells Axios. The big picture: O'Connor, 59, is a central figure in regional decision-making, serving as the top-elected official in one of the metro's fastest-growing cities. He's also a member of major...
Judge will decide next step for state owned Honey Creek Resort on Lake Rathbun
The company that took on a struggling state-owned resort is suing the state claiming they abruptly shut it down in October, evicted guests, barricaded entrances and sent employees home. Iowa Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Kilburg says Achieva said in a phone call they were going to shut down the Honey...

















