Des Moines IA

United Way Quad Cities awarded $2 million in grants to local nonprofits. This was made possible because of voters saying "Yes" to the public safety tax in April. The New Boston Volunteer Ambulance Service says it is dissolving due to short staffing. Delmar community works together for resurfaced school playground.

DES MOINES, Iowa — An area of rain and thunderstorms moved across western and central Iowa in the overnight with the bullseye of heaviest rain falling right along I-80 to the northeast mixmaster in the Des Moines Metro. This is a loop of the radar between 11 PM Monday through 2 AM Tuesday when a […]

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...

DES MOINES, Iowa — During the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers passed a new law allowing the use of fireworks at certain times during the July 4th holiday, and law enforcement says they noticed the impact, as calls for firework complaints, citations, and dispatch dropped significantly. Police say in a 24-hour...

Thousands of Iowans can't take clean water for granted as nitrate levels rise and shortages continue. How concerned are you about your local water quality?

DES MOINES, Iowa — We’re only one month away from the 2025 Iowa State Fair, and on Tuesday fair officials released a list of the over 60 new foods people can enjoy this year. New Fair Food for 2025 Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll Hot Cheetos Mozzarella Corn Dogs Bacon Popcorn Jalapeno Popper Egg Salad Beignets […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, Central Iowa Water Works announced that both the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers recorded nitrate levels below 10 mg/L for the first time in weeks. For nearly a month a lawn watering ban has been in place for customers served by Central Iowa Water Works after source waters, the […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's 2024 pheasant harvest reached over 460,000 roosters, marking the second highest in nearly 20 years, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This follows the record 2023 harvest of 590,000, making it the best consecutive years since 2007. The DNR says only...

Friday the 13th was a lucky day this June for the southwest Iowa city of Avoca, pop. 1,700. Restaurants along Main Street had their best week since problems with the city’s water supply began. “It was the first time we hit our standard Friday mark in weeks,” Andrea Radd,...

Since 2021, the number of individuals in Iowa who have received High School Equivalency Diplomas has increased yearly and is finally leveling off. All of Iowa’s 15 community colleges offer the program to 16-year-olds who did not finish their high school diploma. Kirkwood Community College, based in Cedar Rapids,...