Hotel Pattee reopens after flooding in June
PERRY, Iowa — The historic Hotel Pattee in Perry has now reopened after flooding in early June caused the hotel to temporarily close. On June 2, the Hotel Pattee had a water pipe burst on the top floor of the hotel when maintenance was attempting routine maintenance. Within minutes, the water had leaked onto the […]
Dallas County Sheriff Points Out Positives of New Evidence Storage Building and Firing Range
There are a couple of new structures coming to Adel relating to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, which Sheriff Adam Infante believes brings several benefits. Infante tells Raccoon Valley Radio the current evidence storage building that they have has been more and more utilized by other county facilities, due to...
Urbandale Police Department Increases Speeding Enforcement
(Urbandale, IA) -- Law enforcement in Urbandale is cracking down on speeding this July. For the month of July, the Urbandale Police Department is partnering with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the nationwide 'Speeding Catches Up With You' campaign....
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report July 7th, 2025
Justin Rodriguez, age 41, address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for Failure To Appear. The original charge was Violation of Probation. Aquarius Rankin, age 23, 4225 NW 11th St, Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for Failure To Appear. The original charge was Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Cancelled...
Perry Police Report July 8
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. Daniel Hernandez, 18, of 2907 Warford St., Perry, was arrested on a charge of driving under suspension and on a Dallas County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving under suspension. Officers responded to a...
Child hospitalized after near-drowning incident at Altoona pool
ALTOONA, Iowa — A child was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a near-drowning incident at an Altoona pool. According to the Altoona Fire Department, at around 4:52 p.m. personnel with the department responded to the Altoona Aquatic Center on a report of an unresponsive three-year-old found in the pool. The fire...
Norwalk PD to honor late officer with memorial golf outing
NORWALK, Iowa — The Norwalk Police Department will honor one of their own on Friday with a memorial golf tournament in Des Moines. The tournament will honor Officer Jayson Spurr, who worked at the Norwalk Police Department for 16 years until he passed away in March 2024 from pancreatic cancer. Norwalk police officers...
Iowa Resident Arrested for Breaking Into Ankeny Home and Attacking Man
Iowa Man Arrested in Connection With Ankeny Home Attack I can’t imagine anything worse than losing your wife—and then getting […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Iowa’s Rooftop Bars & Restaurants – How Many Are There?
We all love a good patio during the summer months, but there's just something about a ROOFTOP patio that's even better! Using Google, we put together a list of Iowa bars, restaurants, and more where you can enjoy a drink on a rooftop. Here are all the places we found:
Suspect arrested after overnight Des Moines chase, hours-long standoff
DES MOINES, Iowa — A suspect was arrested after Des Moines police say he led them on a chase and barricaded himself in a home for several hours overnight. According to the DMPD, officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop for an alleged equipment violation at around 10 p.m. Tuesday night near Indianola Road and […]