Des Moines IA

DMPS students need our support. Let’s help. I, like the rest of our Des Moines Public Schools community, are reading everything that is available to learn more about what happened on Sept. 26 with the DMPS superintendent. I know we are all wanting answers and I hope we learn more in the coming days and weeks. This is...

Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts has resigned from his position effective immediately, lawyers representing him said Tuesday. Roberts, who was detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Friday, had been placed on unpaid administrative leave by the Des Moines School Board Monday after the...

WHO 13's Teodora Mitov breaks down the timeline of events that led to the detainment of Des Moines Public School Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts by ICE officials.

The Party for Socialism and Liberation Iowa held a rally outside the Neal Smith Federal Building as part of a Hands Off Immigrants protest, Monday night.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A father’s plea to his daughter, so she knows how much “she is loved and missed”, is being shared by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The organization shared his message on Tuesday as they ask people for help finding...

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Greyhound, a Flix North America brand and the largest provider of intercity bus services in the United States, is expanding its Midwest network with the launch of two new routes. The new routes will connect Chicago with key cities in the Midwest and the Mountain West,...

Des Moines could sell one of its biggest parking garages. Why it matters: The move would grant the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) long-term control over a 1,130-space ramp, potentially reducing the number of public parking spaces available downtown. Zoom in: FHLB has offered $7.3 million for...

A state agency has revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners says in a letter to Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts that...

The Johnston Police Department recently awarded a brand new bicycle to Joey Bertroche, thanks to Scheels in Des Moines. Joey was “Busted in a Good Way” this summer for demonstrating safe bicycle habits while riding on the Johnston trails. Fortunately, this ticket did not come with a fine; instead, he was able to...

(Des Moines, IA) -- A downtown Des Moines bar will re-open this week after 120 years. The site on Fourth Street used to be the original Fong's Pizza location, and after Fong's moved to its new location on E Court Avenue, the owners of the site decided to convert the space into a new venue. As workers were doing...