Des Moines IA

The owners of Curbin' Cuisine in Ankeny are searching for a new owner who wants to take over their space at 1325 SW Oralabor Road. What they're saying: Owner Misty Fontanini tells Axios that the birth of her first grandchild led her and her husband to want a change in pace. "We need to slow down, and we don't want...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — An accident involving a train and a car forced the closure of a road in Pleasant Hill on Tuesday morning. NE 56th Street was reopened shortly after 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, after being closed from NE 23rd Avenue (Easton Boulevard) to NE Metro East Driv because of the accident, according to the […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (DES MOINES REGISTER) - The University of Iowa Health Care will pay $4.16 million to settle a lawsuit after a patient suffered a brain injury in the emergency department, according to the Des Moines Register. The lawsuit filed in 2024 involved 38-year-old Conrad Columbo, who had a...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A new DART bus system featuring fewer routes but more frequent service is coming to central Iowa, following a unanimous vote by the DART Commission Tuesday afternoon. The commission approved the Reimagine DART system, marking the first major redesign of the bus network in more than a decade. The...

In an unexpected incident that unfolded in Beaverdale, two unmarked SUVs, equipped with hidden lights, abruptly halted a Dodge minivan on Lower Beaver Avenue, right in front of DeVries landscaping. The event quickly led to a significant traffic backup, extending all the way to the stop sign at Beaver Avenue....

Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically elevated in the summer. The past several years, nitrates have dropped to near-zero concentrations in late summer through early winter. But this...

One night as my mom and I were out shopping she decided she wanted to take a trip down memory lane and visit her old stomping grounds: Valley West Mall. I have hazy memories of visiting the mall when I was younger so I was a little excited, but my mom, a former self-proclaimed “mall rat”, was ecstatic to be able to...

The first time I pulled into 133 Southeast Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, IA 50021, USA, the neon wink felt less like a sign and more like a gentle invitation from another era—a time machine asking if I wanted to step inside. There’s a certain warm blink of recognition you get...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A long-time tradition once shared with her late husband led to a $100,000 lottery win for a West Des Moines woman. The Iowa Lottery said Marjory Rittman, 64, won the prize as part of the “$100,000 Mega Crossword” scratch game. Rittman scratched off the winning ticket Saturday night. Playing...

(Des Moines) The Des Moines Police Department says NE 56th Street is currently closed in both directions between NE 23rd Avenue (Easton Boulevard) and NE Metro East Drive due to a car versus train accident. According to the press release, a southbound vehicle, driven by a 33-year-old woman, slowed down...