Des Moines IA

A Des Moines man is facing a felony drug charge following a traffic stop in Carlisle earlier this month. According to court documents filed in Warren County, 51-year-old Christopher Dewayne Parmenter is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Third or Subsequent Offense, a Class D felony. Court records show...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Communities across the Des Moines metro are launching a campaign to clear up confusion about rules for e-bites, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles. The Ride Safe 'n Smart campaign is aimed at clearing up confusion on the rules about where e-bikes and e-scooters can operate across the Des Moines metro. The campaign will provide resources including website content...

LifeServe Blood Center Headquarters provides a welcoming new office space, blood donation center, blood center operations and support space, and a 24/7 processing lab that support the organization’s vital work within the community and its mission to save lives. The LifeServe Blood Center serves more than 170 hospitals across...

A Des Moines man is heading to prison after violating probation tied to a prior felony conviction in Menominee County. Thirty-nine-year-old Justin Christian Staley was sentenced to 18 months to 6 years in prison on April 23rd by Judge Christopher Ninomiya in 41st Circuit Court. The sentence stems from a probation violation connected to a 2022 felony conviction for larceny in...

Area athletes continued to shine on the second and third days of the 2026 Drake Relays, with Ottumwa’s Delilah Subsin winning the girls discus, Van Buren County’s Lincoln Bainbridge placing in three events across two days, and Pekin’s Anna Hadley and Chloe Glosser each adding more hardware to an already impressive weekend.

DES MOINES — You can now visit the official Iowa 250 tree on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig was one of the people in the group which planted the burr oak. “Which is our state tree. And the burr oak is actually native to all 99 counties in our great state. So it’s very fitting that we planted...

The case against Dylan Brown, accused of causing his two-month-old daughter's death, was dismissed without prejudice due to delays in the autopsy findings and the discovery of new evidence, but Brown remains in jail on separate charges of violating a no-contact order.

House Moving from Lincoln St. NE to Mulberry Dr. NW. April 27, 2026 - On Tuesday April 28th from 10 am to 1 pm there will be a house being moved from its current location at 601 Lincoln St. NE to 324 13th St. NW. In preparation for this house...

MENOMINEE, MI— An Iowa man could spend up to 6 years in prison for violating the terms of his probation while in Menominee County. Justin Staley, 39, of Des Moines was convicted in 2022 for larceny in a building. He had taken a wallet inadvertently left on the counter of the Holy Smokes tobacco shop in Menominee.

ALBIA, Iowa — Some drivers in southeast Iowa will have to take the long way around for four months. A long section of a major southeast Iowa highway closed Monday morning and will remain closed to traffic until an extensive construction project is done. An approximately 15-mile stretch of...