We Are Iowa

JOHNSTON, Iowa — It's been a hard year and a half for restaurant owners dealing with the pandemic. And now rising food prices are weighing on them as they try to figure out how to give customers a bargain and protect their margins. Flame the Taqueria owner Arturo Mora says...

PERRY, Iowa — A first-of-its-kind treatment is giving Alzheimer's patients their first real shot at fighting the disease instead of just treating the symptoms. "With Alzheimer's disease, there is an abnormal accumulation of a protein called amyloid," said Dr. Robert Bender, section chief of the Geriatric and Memory Center at Broadlawns Medical Center. "This new medicine attacks that and reduces the load of that abnormal protein in the brain with the hope that the brain will function better."

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Carter Lane takes pride in his job at Giordano's. The 18-year-old has been taking to-go orders and greeting customers at the pizzeria since August of last year. "I love working here," said Lane. "They’re super flexible here. The managers here are super cool— some of...

Eastern Iowa authorities issued an AMBER Alert Tuesday night for 5-year-old Abel Lee Keil, who was abducted from Baldwin around 8:30 p.m. Police believe Abel was taken in a silver Honda CRV with damage to the driver's side headlight. They were heading to either Clinton or Davenport. Abel Keil is...

LAKE CITY, Iowa — A massive fire in Lake City Tuesday afternoon may leave a local business out of a home. Images and video obtained by Local 5 show the building that houses Dobson Pipe Organ Builders completely engulfed in flames. The cause of the fire is unknown at this...

FORT DODGE, Iowa — A woman is dead after she was hit by a truck while crossing the street in a tricycle Tuesday morning, according to the Fort Dodge Police Department. Police identified 65-year-old Melissa Ristau of Fort Dodge as the victim of the collision. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Four central Iowa schools made the state's top 10 in U.S. News & World Report's latest public high school rankings. Valley High School ranked fourth on the list, followed by Ames in fifth, Gilbert in eighth and Centennial in ninth. All four schools have graduation rates above 95% and offer Advanced Placement courses. They also rank within the top 2,000 of more than 13,000 public high schools nationally.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Public safety officials, friends and family of a missing West Des Moines man are concerned for his safety Tuesday after a search for him came up short. The West Des Moines Police Department says 59-year-old Rodney Cheney was last seen walking away from his disabled...

DES MOINES, Iowa — During the month of June, the nonprofit organization Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice is educating the community on the importance of local and national LGBTQ activists who are also immigrants. "June is Pride Month but it's actually also Immigrant Heritage Month," Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz, community organizer for...

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Police say one person is in custody and the victim is still in the hospital after a Sunday night stabbing in Knoxville. First responders were called to the 400 block of E. Montgomery Street around 11:45 p.m. Sunday where they found the victim, Christian Durham, suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital before being airlifted to a Des Moines hospital where he remains in intensive care as of Monday night.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County officials want more residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine, so they have created a lottery to incentivize people to get the shot. Residents already fully or partially vaccinated can register to win cash prizes or scholarships for young people right now. When registering either online, by paper, or over the phone, Polk County residents will have to provide the following information:

DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County officials want more residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine, so they have created a lottery to incentivize people to get the shot. Residents already fully or partially vaccinated can register to win cash prizes or scholarships for young people right now. When registering either online, by paper, or over the phone, Polk County residents will have to provide the following information:

IOWA, USA — Democrat Ras Smith announced Tuesday morning he will be running for Governor of Iowa. The announcement was posted to his Twitter page along with a video describing who he is and why he wants the position. In his announcement, Smith used the slogan "Iowa's greatest days are...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Business is bouncing back at retailers in the Beaverdale neighborhood. The past year was tough for business owners across the country, and right here in central Iowa. Jay Cox-Kozel, owner of Back Country, a travel and outdoor lifestyle boutique, said things really didn't bounce back until...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa House Democrats have a new leader. Monday evening, they elected Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights to be the new Iowa House Minority Leader, replacing Rep. Todd Prichard of Charles City. “I’m honored to earn the trust of my colleagues to lead our fight to...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Using their voices, kazoos and banners, activists came together Monday night to protest at Des Moines' first in-person City Council meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the council to go virtual. The meeting ended up being suspended until 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning due to the protestors.

DES MOINES, Iowa — In its first week open, the Lauridsen Skatepark hosted an Olympic-qualifying event, attracting pro-level skaters from around the globe and showing young Iowans the world of skating that existed outside California and video games. But what's next for the nation's largest skatepark?. In the long-term, hopefully...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A shooting on Court Avenue in Des Moines over the weekend marks the third shooting in that area in the span of three months. "The evidence we have indicates the suspect had been in an altercation somewhere inside the Entertainment Zone," said Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department. "It appears that he left the area, came back with a gun, tried to confront the people he was in an altercation with, fired off a round and struck two bystanders."

DES MOINES, Iowa — Because of the worsening drought conditions and low river levels, two central Iowa water providers have asked their customers to cut back on using water beginning this week. On Friday, Des Moines Water Works delivered almost 90 million gallons of water to its 500,000 customers. Much...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Three juveniles are in custody following a police chase through the metro Monday morning. An Iowa Department of Transportation officer located a car with three juveniles inside matching the description of a car reported stolen from the Waverly area around 7:20 a.m., according to the Iowa State Patrol.