Des Moines IA

Drake University partnered with the temple as part of a project called "Meet My Religious Neighbor."

REGIONAL—All 13 public school districts in N’West Iowa saw enrollment decrease while nine of 16 private schools saw an increase in enrollment, according to figures recently released by the Iowa Department of Education. The George-Little Rock School District saw the smallest decrease, a difference of 0.9 percent...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Four community colleges in Iowa have been awarded about $4 million in grants from the state's Career Academy Incentive Fund, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Monday. The fund is designed to support partnerships between community colleges, local businesses, community...

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa — The city of Mitchellville's fire chief has been dismissed, Mayor Tony Jensen told Local 5. The city's mayor told Local 5 Mike Twohey was dismissed on Thursday due to "serious concerns regarding leadership within the department and the failure to ensure that members of the Mitchellville Volunteer...

WHO 13 NEWS — Tom Phillips has served as the mayor of Norwalk since 2014. He joined Calyn Thompson on the Digital Desk to discuss the city’s growth, recent conversations around plans to bring a data center to town, and why he wanted the state’s first Buc-ee’s to be in Norwalk.

DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — An Urbandale man has been charged for allegedly making bomb threats against the Dallas County Courthouse in February. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said that it received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the bomb threat made against the courthouse on Feb. 6. The tip...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A body was found along the banks of the Des Moines River in the Union Park Neighborhood on Monday afternoon. According to the Des Moines Police Department, officers responded to the Des Moines River near the 2nd Avenue Bridge at around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a body in the […]

The Dallas County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday. The Board will discuss capital projects, including renovations on 902 Court and 100 Nile Kinnick Drive for the county attorney and auditor’s offices. Items on the agenda that are seeking approval include a Voas Mitigation Bank...

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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Iowa — Sunshine spreads across central Iowa this morning, and the air already feels warmer than typical early March. Light winds move across open fields while traffic builds along the Des Moines metro...