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DES MOINES, Iowa — Food & Water Watch, Progress Iowa, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and the Harkin Institute came together to host a Water Quality Solutions Townhall Saturday afternoon. John Norris, a volunteer with the Harkin Institute, said the town hall was about raising awareness and organizing the...

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — County Attorney Matt Wilber has filed a legal petition to remove Pottawattamie County Supervisor Scott Belt from office, alleging Belt arrived intoxicated to an official meeting after drinking at a local bar on November 5. The petition was submitted earlier this week and is now moving...

Recently, some users have reported unusual delays at the Des Moines USPS Regional Center. One user in particular noted that three of their packages, which had moved swiftly through other centers, came to an unexpected halt upon reaching Des Moines. Two of these packages remained stuck, while one was sent backwards to...

With about 45 days left in 2025, the number of traffic fatalities on Iowa’s roads could reach a level not seen in 100 years. As of Wednesday (11.12), the fatality count from the Iowa DOT stood at 234, an encouraging number for north Iowa-based Iowa State Patrol Trooper Tom Williams.

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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...

REGIONAL—Food pantries across N’West Iowa have been preparing for — and meeting — a surge in demand as families faced the potential loss of food-assistance early this month during the government shutdown. “As soon as we heard that there was the possibility that families would not...

Des Moines, IA – Iowans may be heading into a wetter and potentially wintry Thanksgiving travel period, as new long-range federal outlooks show above-normal precipitation statewide from November 23 through November 29. According to the Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook released Saturday, Iowa sits squarely...

Every state has those special, tucked-away spots where locals gather, secretly hoping outsiders never find out about them—and Iowa is no exception. Scattered across small towns and quiet backroads are restaurants so good that regulars guard them like family heirlooms. From hand-battered tenderloins to homemade pies...

DES MOINES – A Lincoln High School staff member says she was forced to resign after repeating a racial slur while reporting a student’s behavior — a decision an Iowa judge has now ruled did not amount to misconduct. The incident unfolded in May 2025 inside a study hall at Des Moines’ Lincoln High School. […] The...