Des Moines IA

Polk County has spent more than $260,000 in taxpayer money responding to three lawsuits brought by deputy administrator Sarah Boese, according to billing records obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The growing legal tab underscores the high-stakes nature of disputes that have raised questions about workplace culture...

In an Instagram post, Haliburton referred to Iowa State as "the place where our story started, and where our next chapter begins."

Iowa is on pace to report its lowest traffic death count since 2020, according to new state data. Why it matters: The data suggests that recent safety efforts — and possibly increased awareness — could be paying off, Larry Grant, a safety planner for the Iowa Strategic Highway Safety Plan, told Axios.

When the Gas Lamp closed in downtown Des Moines, it left a hole in the local music scene. Small bands looking to play in front of a crowd of 100 to 200 people no longer had a venue. The bar, which closed in July 2023 and reopened as the Lamp in the East Village, was considered crucial for local music development and...

July is typically Iowa’s hottest month of the year, and while August will arrive later this week, it may be equally as steamy, which can mean trouble for Iowans with vegetable gardens and fruit crops. Aaron Steil, a consumer horticulture specialist at the Iowa State University Extension, says we’ve...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's Department of Corrections has officially started the search for a private healthcare company to run the medical facilities at the state's prisons for three years. In the request for proposal (RFR) document they said the state's nine prisons are struggling to meet inmates healthcare...

(Des Moines) On Monday, powerful winds lashed the northern counties of Iowa, with gusts reaching seventy miles per hour or more in certain regions. Alexis Jimenez from the National Weather Service in Des Moines indicates that while they don’t anticipate storms similar to those that struck northern Iowa last night,...

TODAY: Tuesday is one last day of extreme heat areawide, and an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We expect mostly sunny skies and highs in the 90s. Humidity is thick enough to have us feeling like 106-110 through the afternoon. TONIGHT: We'll stay warm overnight, but by sunrise, we'll be...

Both former Cyclones took to social media on Monday to celebrate the new developments in their lives.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A round of strong storms moved through the KCRG-TV9 viewing area overnight, leading to reports of down trees, branches and power lines across the region. Several warnings were issued as a system of storms packing strong winds raced through Eastern Iowa. In Linn County, the...