Des Moines IA

Cherokee, IA – Residents across northwest Iowa are being urged to stay alert as the National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective until 10 p.m. today for several counties in the region. According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, the watch was issued Monday...

Thirty years after her disappearance, Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit will be the feature of a new true crime docuseries on Hulu. Variety reports ABC News Studios and Committee Films' three-part series “Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit" will stream on July 15. Huisentruit went missing in...

A Perry man was arrested Sunday on multiple charges, including harassment, child endangerment and resisting arrest. Jordan Davontay Todd, 30, of 2811 Warford St., Perry, was charged with two counts of first-degree harassment, public intoxication, disorderly conduct-fighting or violent behavior, child endangerment,...

I promise I did not source this story from The Onion. This indeed legitimately happened. In mid-June, a stray hen was rescued in front of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Iowa. The rescue was confirmed by the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in a Facebook post that needs to be seen to be believed.

The Southern Iowa Fair is set to begin one week from today in Oskaloosa. The Southern Iowa Fairgrounds will officially open for visitors at 4pm on Monday, July 14. Many of the attractions that have entertained visitors in years’ past are back this year: 4-H and FFA shows are all over the schedule from Monday through...

The New York Times deemed 2025 the "Strangest Year" for milk, but it's turned out to be a "great" year for AE Dairy in Des Moines, says CEO Miriam Erickson Brown. Why it matters: The family-owned operation is preparing to celebrate its centennial in 2030, despite national dairy turbulence. The...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Several local police departments issued zero fireworks-related citations over the holiday weekend. Under new regulations, fireworks could be legally shot off on private property during July 3rd and 4th. Iowans throughout the metro and across the state were now able to shoot off fireworks in...

UPDATE 8:20 AM: This major storm system will be widespread across the Sioux Empire. Storms could start as early as 2 PM. Here's the latest from our friends at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. The morning severe storm outlook from the Storms Prediction Center has been updated to...

SANBORN—Rob Sand is no stranger to meeting people in N’West Iowa. For the last few years, Iowa’s state auditor has held town hall meetings in all 99 counties, including in Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux. Sand is continuing that tradition this summer as he runs as...

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra has received multiple endorsements to be Iowa’s next governor. In April, Governor Kim Reynolds announced she wouldn’t be seeking reelection in 2026; and not long after, several politicians announced gubernatorial campaigns, including Rep. Feenstra. Since his...