Des Moines IA

Back in its heyday, Jesse’s Embers, the supper club on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines, was the place to be. Businesspeople would be ready to drink a martini when the doors opened for lunch at 11 a.m. in the 1980s, according to Megan Bannister’s book, “Iowa Supper Clubs.” It’s still the place to go to rub elbows with...

Eddy Kirby, a 45-year-old Black man from Iowa, spotted two cops threatening to arrest a homeless man for shoplifting, so he told the cops he […] ‘Bro, You All Tripping’: Iowa Black Man Spotted Cops Threatening to Arrest Homeless Man for Shoplifting. He Offered to Pay for the Items, But Ended Up In Handcuffs Instead

Picking something to major in is hard. It takes more time for some to choose a major, while others may have a hard time choosing only one. So, when deciding a major, there is a lot to account for, and it’s not easy; no one ever said it would be easy. But still, a ghost can dream, right?

Innovive Health, a home health care agency serving complex behavioral health patients, last week opened its new Iowa office in Des Moines. Innovive’s care model focuses on effectively treating patients who have multiple medical comorbidities with complicating behavioral illness, a news release said. The model aims to...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Police have released the name of a man who died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 5 on foot early Sunday morning. Sgt. Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer of the Des Moines Police Department, identified 51-year-old Corey Hiatt as the person who died in the incident. The...

URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) - Kent Proudfit, a retired resident of Urbandale, has become a beloved figure among morning commuters by waving and offering well wishes at the intersection of 142nd Street and Meredith Drive most weekday mornings. “They kind of look for me if I’m not catching all four corners,...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A new restaurant opened Thursday morning in downtown Des Moines that honors the city’s history. The Empire is located at the former Fong’s Pizza location on 4th Street. When the owners decided to move the pizzeria to the East Village, they uncovered the original floors in the building. Tiles wrote...

Denver-based rock quartet Sqwerv shared their Wonder EP via Mixtape Meditation. The band will also kick off their fall tour around the record tonight (October 2) in Des Moines, Iowa. Wonder follows two LPs Sqwerv released in 2024, Mirage and Hors D’oeuvres. On September 12 the prolific band — guitarist...

Despite the Des Moines school board learning of the false claims on his 2023 application, Roberts was still hired for the position, leading a district with close to 30,000 students. More drama has come to light regarding former Iowa Superintendent Ian Roberts, as documents show he was hired after the...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A Clive woman was booked into the Polk County Jail early Thursday morning on charges related to a more than $620,000 theft from her former employer, the owner of multiple Pizza Huts in the Midwest. Joni Dorfman, 69, is charged with first-degree theft, first-degree fraudulent practices, and...