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Second suspect charged in weekend Court Ave. shooting
DES MOINES, Iowa — A second suspect has been charged in connection to a shooting incident on Court Avenue over the weekend. At around 2:09 a.m. Sunday a shooting occurred in the 100 block of Court Avenue. Officers working a foot patrol assignment in the Court Avenue Entertainment District witnessed the shooting and immediately responded, […]
Iowa weather: Des Moines sees first 90-degree day of the year with more heat in forecast
DES MOINES, Iowa — The year's first real stretch of summertime heat has arrived in Des Moines. Tuesday's high of 90 degrees is the warmest day of 2024 so far, but it won't hold that title for long. The temperature will climb to 94 in Des Moines on Wednesday, well over the normal high of 81 on June 12 but short of the daily record high of 97.
Thieves target Pride flags flying at homes in Des Moines, Project Rainbow reports
Progress Pride flags have been stolen from yards in Des Moines over the past two weeks. The flags are from Project Rainbow of Iowa, which distributes Progress Pride flags to people in Polk County and the surrounding area, so they can fly them at their homes to show support for the LGBTQ community during Pride Month.
'Hopefully this will stop them': Des Moines lowers fireworks fines
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines City Council once again changed an ordinance regarding fireworks last week, lowering the fines Des Moines police issue from $625 to $200. Fireworks are legal for purchase within the state of Iowa, but are illegal to be set off in most metro cities, including Des Moines.
With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
As the U.S. dairy industry confronts an outbreak of bird flu, the egg industry serves as an example of how to slow the spread of the disease but also how difficult it can be to completely eradicate the problem.
DCG baseball, softball riding seven-game winning streaks
Baseball (17-1) Moving up a rank in the June 10 coaches rankings to No. 3 in Class 4A, the Mustangs have a seven-game win streak on their hands after adding four Little Hawkeye wins to their collection. And for good measure this week, a top-10 win over Southeast Polk, too.
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