Des Moines IA

A baby born at just 21 weeks gestation in Iowa has defied all odds to celebrate his first birthday — and has now been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most premature baby to survive. Nash Keen was born on July 5, 2024, in Iowa City — 133 days before his due date. Weighing […]

A father and son duo were sentenced to federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, the two men involved are 75-year old Ronald Dickey Mason and 43-year old Ronald Kieth Mason, both of Keokuk. Court...

If you travel on northbound Jordan Creek Parkway to reach eastbound Interstate 80 at Exit 121 in West Des Moines you need to be aware of an upcoming nighttime ramp closure that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IowaDOT). Starting at 9:00 p.m. on...

Summer heat will continue to build into the middle of this week as temperatures will be even warmer Wednesday than they have been so far this Tuesday. We’re also looking at isolated thunderstorm development this Tuesday afternoon into the evening hours. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is a possibility,...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A cold front moved through Iowa early Thursday. This triggered heavy rain and some strong wind gusts. The strongest winds hit Carroll County just after Midnight. The heaviest rain fell around Kossuth and Worth counties overnight. Bancroft measured as much as 5.5″. The Des Moines airport reported...

A 19-year-old Warren County man was arrested in Marion County for Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood (Aggravated Misdemeanor). On July 20, Brendan Wheeler of Lacona was taken into custody by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department at a residence on Oregon Drive. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department...

Tony Lemmo never thought he’d be in the restaurant business for 20 years when he opened Café di Scala in the Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines. The Italian restaurant took over the former Chat Noir space inside a Victorian mansion built in 1880 that sits on Woodland Avenue on July 29, 2004. “It’s been an...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds submitted a letter to Congress Wednesday urging support for the Save Our Bacon Act, a bill addressing Proposition 12. Proposition 12 is a California law that mandates certain living conditions for livestock, specifically hogs. Under Proposition 12, pork producers must...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — West Des Moines will move its 2026 Fourth of July fireworks display to Jordan Creek Town Center, the city said in a release. The decision comes as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, and city leaders received complaints regarding the proximity of the fireworks display to a...

Several thousand visitors came to Minnesota Monday morning, if only for a short while. For the first time in its 52 years, the RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) route ventured out of Iowa for a 15-mile jaunt into the North Star State. And, from what I...