Des Moines IA

EVANSDALE, Iowa (KCCI) - The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is using new DNA technology to uncover details in an abduction case involving two cousins who disappeared from Evansdale, KCCI reports. In 2012, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins went on a bike ride and never...

Anna Sekine works as the Midwest Farmland Associate at American Farmland Trust. In this role, she supports programs focused on farmland protection, next-generation land access, and farm transfer across the Midwest region, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and her home state of...

BENTON COUNTY, Iowa — Friday marks 14 years since a destructive derecho producing 100+ miles an hour winds tore through parts of the Midwest and rural Iowa, including Benton, Linn and Tama Counties. In the early hours of July 11, 2011, a powerful line of storms moved east from...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A juvenile was injured in a shooting in Des Moines Thursday afternoon. At around 4:40 p.m. officers with the Des Moines Police Department responded to the 1100 block of 10th Street on a report of gunfire heard in the area. According to the DMPD, as officers responded to the scene, a […]

It’s happening again: the skies have darkened with the flapping of tiny wings, the sidewalks are crunchy, and that suspicious smell in the air? Yep—mayflies, or fishflies if you like. If you live along the Mississippi River or any large body of water in Wisconsin, Iowa, or Illinois, welcome to the annual mayfly...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has announced proposed rules that remove the category of “special concern” species from its rule on threatened and endangered species. Species on the “special concern” list include bald eagles, peregrine falcons, southern flying squirrels, smooth...

For the first time in years, Des Moines has experienced a decline in fire and emergency medical service calls — a change city officials attribute to targeted outreach efforts aimed at frequent 911 users and vulnerable populations. Why it matters: The reduction could help conserve staff time and the...

A very cool, viral TikTok video has been making the rounds showing a plethora of films set in various Iowa towns. Full disclosure: just because a movie was set in a location doesn't mean it was filmed there. No less, Iowa is obviously not the first place most people think of when it comes to the setting of major...

John Jackson and I agree on many things, and which Goodguys Car Show is the best is one of them. For decades I have said that the Heartland Nationals in Des Moines Iowa is the best Goodguys car show on the planet. The Iowa State Fairgrounds are awesome, with roads inside the fairgrounds to cruise, actual restaurants...

Best public middle schools in the Des Moines metro area. Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Des Moines metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade, and parent /...