Des Moines IA

A Des Moines Public Schools employee is out of a job after repeating a racial slur while reporting a student’s use of the same word during a May 16 incident, according to district records.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Victims in the Polk County case against 32-year-old Tyler Boyd Pavlick, who was accused last month of placing a camera in two portable toilets, continue to come forward, Des Moines police told Local 5. According to police and court documents, Pavlick placed a camera inside...

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A Des Moines woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly threatened to harm a woman in a text message. Dawn Renee Clark McDowell, 61, of 2621 56th St., Des Moines, was charged with first-degree harassment. According to court records, Clark McDowell allegedly sent a text message to the victim at...

(Central Iowa) -- Students from ten schools attended a cross country meet in Marshall County, where video was secretly recorded in a public bathroom. Marshall County Sheriff Joel Phillips says 13 of the 52 victims have been identified so far. "We want to involve the schools because we want to...

A non-profit that rates the safety of hospitals nationwide places Iowa’s hospitals near the bottom — at number 48. LeapFrog ranked 30 Iowa hospitals on a wide range of safety measures, based on publicly-available data. Most hospitals in Iowa earned Cs and Ds, while one hospital earned a B grade, and three got Fs.

The Iowa State Patrol is holding a traffic safety initiative tomorrow. Trooper Shelby McCreedy says that in the last legislative session, a hands free bill was passed, and that since July 1st warnings have been given out to allow a grace period. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio that that will change art the start of...

Starbucks locations across Des Moines are reportedly on the brink of a strike, according to social media discussions. The Merle Hay location, which reportedly joined the union a few months ago, is at the center of these discussions. However, there are no visible picketers outside the store, leading to confusion and...

A Van Meter woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly scratched a Van Meter man’s arm in the course of a dispute. Tegan Marie Rist, 36, of 520 Lynnwood Lane, Van Meter, was charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began about 6:45 p.m. Sunday,...

Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa’s public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education Association regional director for 27 years until retiring. He can be reached at [email protected]. Game of Thrones fans remember...