Des Moines IA

DES MOINES, Iowa — Fit to be Tied, a local shoe store with a loyal following, is closing after 21 years in Valley West Mall. Ryan Martin, the owner of Fit to be Tied, said he tried to keep the store afloat my moving to a store front in the mall that has an outdoor […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — To be sure the sign on Douglas Avenue is going to cause some regrets and inside you’ll find more of the same. “This is the only job I’ve had since I was 14 so yeah it’s tough,” Jeff Traviss said. The Traviss kids all agree the time is right. “A friend […]

Newly disclosed disciplinary records indicate an investigation into an Iowa nurse sanctioned for professional incompetence was sparked by a complaint from a retired physician who questioned the claims of an Ames wellness clinic. The disciplinary case is one of two involving an array of IV-therapy clinics or spas in...

JOHNSTON, Iowa (KCCI) -- A Des Moines man was arrested after driving a truck through a front window and into the dining room of Pagliai’s Pizza just before 5 p.m. Sunday night, police said. Security camera footage shows diners eating when a truck crashes through the window into the...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Four people are facing charges in connection to an assault at a club in Des Moines last month. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to reports of the assault outside The Lumberyard around 3:30am on October 12th. Two victims were seriously injured in the assault and taken to...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- The Final Salute for a Union Civil War veteran who died in Des Moines nearly 100 years ago got even better after he was discovered by two of his descendants at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Dallas County. In September of last year, Joseph Chedester...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Native American woman has been released from custody after a clerical mistake led to her being flagged as an undocumented immigrant by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office has an agreement with federal authorities allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to flag...

DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — One person was killed in a crash on Wednesday morning in Dallas County. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said that at around 8:34 a.m. deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 44 and J Avenue. First responders arrived at the scene to find a […]

Residents of a suburb of Des Moines , Iowa, may be trying to flee the city at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country, an analysis found. The moving research platform moveBuddha found that for every 18 people using the site to search for information about moving into the city of West Des Moines , 100 people...

A day before Arizona native Leticia Jacobo was scheduled to be released from an Iowa jail, her mom visited to verify pickup details with the staff. Ericka Burns was excited to drive her daughter home after spending a month apart and wanted to make sure Jacobo wasn’t forced to wait a minute longer than necessary.