Des Moines IA

Average gas prices rose this week in Iowa according to the latest fuel report from AAA and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Regular unleaded gas is up two cents on average to $2.95 in the Hawkeye State, while the national average held steady at $3.16. Retail diesel...

According to a new Google Trends map of the "most searched tattoo designs" in all 50 states over the past year, and the list is pretty basic. "Flowers" are #1 in 16 states, "names" are #1 in 13 states, "hearts" are #1 in 10 states, "roses" are #1 in seven states, and "crosses" are #1 in 4 states. Iowa is one of the...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man now faces charges after he crashed his truck into a Des Moines Police Department patrol car Wednesday night. DMPD said an officer responded to the 3000 block of Tiffin Avenue on a trespassing call just after 10:30 p.m., when 35-year-old Eliseo Pedroza hit the police cruiser with...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The next time you hear text notification on your phone, be cautious you are not the next victim of a new scam claiming to be Amazon. The Federal Trade Commission is warning you about another round of spam text messages that offer Amazon "refunds." Iowa's...

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa boy who was born at just 21 weeks is now the Guinness World Records title holder for the most premature baby. Nash Keen, of Ankeny, turned one year old on July 5th as family members celebrated the giggly baby’s milestone, which seemed almost impossible to reach. The path to […]

The Iowa convenience store with the awkward name will soon be a thing of the past. Prepare to say goodbye to Kum & Go. Des Moines-based Kum & Go was purchased by Maverick in April 2023, according to the Des Moines Register. It then announced in late 2024 that all Kum & Go locations would be turned into Maverick...

Iowa Nice doesn't always apply to driving. If you've been driving for any amount of time in Iowa, you've probably seen your share of snippy drivers, rude drivers, and ridiculous drivers. And we all get annoyed with them. But apparently, it's not as bad as some other states. However that's...

–One of the two riders who has died on this year’s RAGBRAI ride across Iowa has now been correctly identified by law enforcement officials. The Jackson County, Minnesota Sheriff’s office released a statement Thursday correctly identifying the rider as 62-year-old Mark R. Spoo from Colorado. Authorities say Spoo...

From about Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducts weekly monitoring of bacterial pollution in Iowa’s 39 state park beaches. The DNR analyzes water samples from the beaches for certain one-celled microorganisms, known as indicator bacteria, that are visible only under a...

DART will provide free fixed-route and Paratransit rides to cooling centers in Polk County beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 28, and continuing until Polk County Emergency Management's Extreme Temperature Plan is no longer active. Temperatures will reach above 90 degrees this week, and heat index readings are...