Des Moines IA

(Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines area housing market is showing signs of increased spring activity. According to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors, overall inventory, sales, and pending contracts all trended positive in February. Compared to February 2025, listings rose 12% to 3,855 in February of this...

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his solo band landed in Des Moines, Iowa, for a concert at Hoyt Sherman Place on Tuesday night. The concert’s encore featured covers of noted Iowans, with takes on songs by Perfume Genius and the late Arthur Russell. Tweedy’s tour in support of his...

A Dayton man charged in an interstate racketeering case involving used cooking oil now knows his trial date. Jie Wang, Dayton, will face a federal judge and jury in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 26 on charges of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate. He was one...

After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license. State records show that on Jan. 6, 2026, the board filed an emergency order suspending Dr. Qasim Chaudhry’s license to...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Strong winds and dry conditions are expected across much of Iowa Thursday, prompting fire weather concerns and a High Wind Watch heading into Thursday night and Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, breezy and dry conditions will develop during the...

Leo Yeager. Photo Courtesy of Dallas County Sheriff’s Office. A Fort Dodge man was recently arrested for an alleged incident in Perry. According to court documents, a Perry Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on Highway 144 for a violation on Monday. Court documents state that Leo Yeager was later placed in...

The Des Moines City Council agreed this week to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that plants in the medians along Fleur Drive contributed to an accident that injured a motorcyclist. Why it matters: The payout highlights how routine streetscape decisions can expose cities to liability risks. Catch up...

This story was updated to add new information. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, one of six soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait on March 1, has been positively identified after he was previously believed dead. Marzan, 54, previously of West Des Moines , was killed in the Iranian attack on the Shuaiba...

Drake University has appointed Professor Natalie Bayer as the interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences for a one-year term, succeeding Dean Gesine Gerhard, who will step down after eight years at the end of the academic year. Bayer is a professor of history and former associate dean for student affairs. During...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Fire Department announced the official closure of old Station 4 on Tuesday morning. Crews packed things up and moved to the new Station 4 facility. The now-defunct station is located near DMACC's urban campus on University Avenue and is only about a...