Des Moines IA

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Natural Resource Commission (NRC) will hold its monthly meeting on November 13, 2025, in Des Moines. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. at 6200 Park Ave., in the Walnut Woods Conference Room. The public can attend in person or join remotely by video conference or phone.

In Polk County, Iowa, Family Recovery Court offers support for parents with substance use disorders. Judge Brent Pattison leads the court. Recently, the court gave 14 mothers $50 supermarket gift cards. Donations funded the cards to help families affected by a federal government shutdown that impacted SNAP benefits....

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, IA – A rare G4-level geomagnetic storm turned skies vibrant across the United States Tuesday night, with the northern lights visible from Washington to Alabama — and as far south as Texas. The...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI-DT) – As the United States marks Veterans Day, a 98-year-old veteran in Iowa has been reflecting on his parachute jump over the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. Don Poole celebrated a very special day inside his West Des Moines home as friends and...

Hy-Vee Foods in Indianola, Iowa, where the former managing pharmacist, Jeffrey Jack Bates, was allegedly videotaped creating phony prescriptions for $71,000 worth of drugs. (Main photo via Google Earth; video still-frames by Indianola police from Iowa District Court records) A former Hy-Vee pharmacy manager, facing...

Nearly 200 science faculty from 26 colleges and universities across Iowa endorsed the 15th annual Iowa Climate Statement, which warns of higher homeowner insurance costs due to a warming atmosphere.

Despite the loss to Oregon, tight end DJ Vonnhame remained a bright spot for the Hawkeyes.

An Iowan’s 15-year search for a long-lost World War II memorial with his uncle’s name on it has ended and the plaque is now hanging in a Michigan museum. Jeff Ortiz of Ames grew up in Detroit. His dad, a World War II veteran, never really talked about his brother who died after the USS Indianapolis was hit by a...

Construction is underway on the Des Moines Area Community College Campus in Ankeny for a new Trades & Industry Center building. DMACC Diesel Tech Program chair Shea Parsons spoke at the recent groundbreaking. “This project helps highlight how important the trades are right now, as many of you know, there’s tons of...

Damien Walton, age 44, 1010 Gratis Ave, Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for Harassment. Tyler Carpenter, age 38, 1407 HyVue, Adel, was arrested on a warrant for Violated Probation Terms. Renso Ramos, age 48, 200 W State St, Baxter, was arrested for Operating While Under The Influence. Casey...