Des Moines IA

Des Moines police Maj. Lillie Parker is the subject of a settlement agreement with the city, according to a Des Moines City Council agenda published Thursday, Jan. 22. Details of the claim and settlement were not included in the agenda. Peter Zemansky, a spokesperson for the city, confirmed the settlement is for...

A new study predicts a growing gap between the supply of corn and market demand over the next decade, which could continue to drag down corn prices. Industry leaders are pushing for year-round E15 fuel sales and policies that support emerging low-carbon fuel markets for shipping and aviation.

THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF IOWA’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS IN FEDERAL COURT. IAN ROBERTS WAS ARRESTED BY ICE FOLLOWING A CHASE IN DES MOINES IN SEPTEMBER ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND WEAPONS CHARGES. ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT, PLEADING GUILTY COULD JEOPARDIZE ROBERTS’ ABILITY TO...

You know that feeling when only a loaded plate of comfort food will do. Iowa gets it, serving up generous all-you-can-eat spreads where crispy chicken, creamy potatoes, and homestyle desserts taste like memories. From small town gems to big city variety, these spots deliver belly-warming favorites with a friendly,...

Cheap Trick is postponing and cancelling shows due to the freezing weather.

Most pizzerias avoid Chinese fusion, but this East Village spot puts crab rangoon on pizza creating the original that Food Network can’t stop featuring. Fong’s Pizza specializes in Asian fusion pizzas where Thai chicken and General Tso’s meet tiki drinks throughout a zenfully delicious menu since 2009.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Massachusetts man was sentenced this week to eight years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl that caused a death in Iowa, federal prosecutors said. Michael Thomas D’Orlando, 47, of Malden, Massachusetts, was sentenced Jan. 20 in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty...

'I just want to make sure I'm not in a different universe' DES MOINES — As a bill to tax college and university endowments advanced out of subcommittee Thursday, its sponsor Rep. Taylor Collins announced a coming amendment that will up the taxable endowments from those topping $250 million to those over $500 million....

An Adel man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening to harm his mother in the home. Austin Lee Arteman, 26, of 2203 N. 15th St., Adel, was charged with assault-place in fear of contact and third-degree harassment. The incident began about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 2200...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Two people were seriously injured in a rollover crash just south of Jester Park Friday afternoon. At around 12:50 p.m. deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash with a rollover at the intersection of NW 121st Street and NW 110th Avenue. The...