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DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man has been jailed after police said he led them on a wild chase in which he crashed through a fence at the Blank Park Zoo Monday night, then fled on foot. Devin Overton, 34, is being held on charges of eluding, driving while license barred, interference with […]

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From record relay performances to standout individual wins, Iowa athletes delivered a dominant showing at the 2026 Drake Relays across high school and collegiate competition.

The West Central Valley Girls and Boys Track and Field Teams competed at the Des Moines Christian Coed Meet on Monday, as freshman Drew Teague garnered fifth place in the Boys 110 Meter Hurdles. Teague ran a time of 19.13 seconds to secure fifth place. Also, sophomore Grayson Nims notched...

A proposal to redevelop the Valley West Mall site in West Des Moines has hit a snag and the mall is no longer under contract with the developer who has been working with the city to convert the 60-acre site into a mixed-use district, the Business Record has learned. ATI...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University seeks to close 10 degree programs and merge 13 others that it said have low numbers of enrollment. Those recommendations came out of a review of 47 programs — 35 graduate programs with fewer than 10 students and 12 undergraduate programs with fewer than 25 students pursuing a major. Last Thursday, it submitted its recommendations to the Board of...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In a growing trend of consolidation, MercyOne announced on Monday the pending closure of both MercyOne South Des Moines Family Medicine and Urgent Care, and laid out plans for the services to transition to other nearby MercyOne Family Medicine practices this summer. “Our patients remain...

A Waukee man was arrested early Monday after allegedly strangling his wife in the home. Michael Jon White Jr., 30, of 1180 S.E. Olson Dr., Waukee, was charged with domestic abuse assault-impeding blood/air flow. The incident began about 2 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 1100 block of S.E....

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Auditor Rob Sand says he uncovered thousands in questionable expenses in a reaudit his office conducted on former Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts. ICE officials detained Roberts in September of 2025, and he resigned days later from the top role of the state’s largest...

An Iowa couple is suing the state human services department over cuts for Medicaid-funded services that they say have made it nearly impossible to find providers to care for their disabled adult son. (Photo via Getty Images) A Polk County couple is suing the Iowa Department of Health and Human...