Des Moines IA

Black Hawk Bridge to close and be demolished in fall 2025. New $140 million replacement bridge scheduled for completion in 2027. Safety concerns prompted earlier closure during construction. The Black Hawk Bridge between Iowa and Wisconsin will be torn down sooner than expected as a replacement bridge is underway...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department announced that they are investigating two shootings early Sunday morning. According to the department, just before 3 a.m. officers responded to Broadlawns Medical Center after after an adult male showed up to the property seeking care for a gunshot wound to leg. The...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Downtown Farmer’s Market is celebrating its 50 year anniversary. The market extended its hours from 7 a.m. – Noon, to 7 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. on July 26 to celebrate the occasion. When the market opened in 1976, it had 15 vendors and roughly 200 shoppers. Now, over 300 […]

WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) -- After being away from school for almost two years due to serious health challenges, 13-year-old Ava Weitl from Waukee received a warm and joyful homecoming last week. Teachers at Eason Elementary School dressed in pink and lined the hallways to surprise Ava with a "clap-out," a...

(KMAland) -- Just after recent rains busted much of the drought in Iowa, Mother Nature has thrown extreme heat throughout KMAland to start the week. Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories have been issued for the majority of southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri to start the week, with heat...

The victim said the suspects had come to her home the day before the kidnapping in an attempt to get her to drop the case. When she refused, the attacks escalated. The post Couple kidnapped man's ex-girlfriend, slashed her throat and ran her over with van to stop previous domestic violence case from going forward...

“As elected officials, it’s our job to show up and listen everywhere and to every Iowan. That’s what I’ve done every year since taking office as State Auditor, and it’s exactly what I plan on doing throughout thi . . .

Want to know where the heart of American summer truly beats? It’s not on the coasts or in cities, it’s in the dusty fairgrounds packed with funnel cake, fireworks, and folks from every walk of life. These aren’t just events, they’re full-blown traditions that have stood the test...

(KIMT) -- After a hot and humid weekend, Monday will be much of the same! A weak cold front passed through early Monday morning, bringing scattered severe storms to southeast Minnesota and North Iowa. These storms are now marching to the southeast, leaving behind ample sunshine and a decent northerly breeze.

The northern Plains, including the Dakotas, Iowa and Minnesota, are in the bull's-eye of a renewed severe weather threat Monday that is expected to bring violent, damaging wind gusts.