Des Moines IA

DES MOINES, Iowa — Communities are taking steps to prepare children for a future shaped by artificial intelligence, including parents like Ida Nady, who wants her family's experience to serve as a cautionary tale. A year after her teenage daughter fell victim to an AI attack, Nady said, "I...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

The Des Moines Public Schools forced an employee to resign or be fired after she reported a student’s use of a racial slur by using the word while explaining the student’s conduct to disciplinary officials, according to state records. State records indicate that Anne Eslinger worked for the school district as a...

DES MOINES, Iowa — After ten years of business a Des Moines live music hall announced that they would be closing with the new year. Lefty’s Live Music announced via Facebook on Thursday that, “As our tenth year draws to a close and after much consideration, we’ve made the challenging decision to say goodbye before […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Firefighters in Iowa said an Amazon driver might have saved a home from a fire. The driver was making deliveries on Friday when she spotted the flames. It was her call to 911 that prompted the fire department’s quick response. The home burned but...

A Renwick man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting an Adel woman in a vehicle. Tracy Lee Moore, 52, of 305 McCurry St., Renwick, Iowa, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began about 4 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 200 block...

An entity based in Meridian, Idaho, has acquired two mini storage warehouse facilities, real estate records show. CCCO23 LLC paid AAA Storage Inc. $8.7 million for property at 2175 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. The 4-acre parcel includes a three-story, 128,744-square-foot...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The last penny was produced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, ending production of the one cent coins after more than 230 years.  When the penny was introduced in 1793, you could buy cheese, bread, a biscuit or a candle with one, but now they’re almost worthless.  Federal officials say it costs $0.04 […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — A quick-thinking Amazon delivery driver is being credited with helping save a Des Moines home after spotting flames while on her route Friday morning. Ciara Aschan was making deliveries just before 11:30 a.m. when she noticed smoke and flames coming from the back of a neighboring house.

A piece of Iowa’s outlaw history is getting new life as crews repair a bank once hit by Bonnie and Clyde.