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Thousands without power Tuesday in West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A power outage Tuesday morning impacted thousands in central Iowa, mostly in West Des Moines. Video above: Storms knock down trees, cause damage in Prairie City. MidAmerican Energy was reporting over 2,200 affected customers in the Des Moines metro, with 2,181 of those in...
Hy-Vee recalls cream cheese, cookies & cream mix
Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread out of an abundance of caution because of the potential for contamination with Salmonella, according to a news release. Additionally, Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix out of an abundance of caution due […]
Investor suing embattled Johnston developer Daniel Pettit now targets real estate CEO, too
A prominent Des Moines gastroenterologist has filed a lawsuit in Polk County alleging Orton Homes President Rob Orton and jailed Johnston developer Daniel Pettit failed to repay him $850,000. Dr. Bernard Feldman, who practices at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, filed the lawsuit April 22 in Polk County. Though Pettit, 43, alleged to owe millions, is the target of a criminal investigation involving widespread allegations of fraud, the new suit is the first to name Orton, CEO of...
Sniffing out a Solution: Des Moines monitoring program tracks mystery odor
Sniffing for a Solution: Des Moines uses monitoring program to track mystery odor. After six months of using an odor monitoring program the city believes it's closer to sniffing out a solution to the stench.
City of Des Moines to reimburse homeowners for installation of sump pumps
DES MOINES, Iowa — As the weather gets wetter here in Iowa, so comes the risk for flooding. One metro business is helping homeowners keep water out of their basements. Rhiner Wayne Plumbing in Des Moines is working to help people install sump pumps. Owner Debbie Rhiner says it's especially important to have a pump with the recent rainfall.
We Are Iowa welcomes back a member of the team. Who is the new morning meteorologist?
Iowans tuning into “Good Morning Iowa” on Local 5 may spot a familiar face delivering the latest weather report. Meteorologist Bree Sullivan will join the weather team at the ABC station on Monday, May 6, We Are Iowa announced in a news release on May 3. ...
Des Moines man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murder
A Des Moines man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted in a 2021 homicide. 29-year old Darren Diggs contacted 21-year old Kalvyn Kline to buy Xanax in October of 2021. Video evidence later shows a man who looked like Diggs at the scene of...
Newton man charged with stealing Des Moines police cruiser
DES MOINES, IOWA — A Newton man is accused of stealing a Des Moines Police cruiser after an officer left it running while he responded to call. Police say an officer was investigating a report illegal drug activity around 4:00 pm on Sunday when someone jumped into the officer’s vehicle and sped off. The police […]
Retailer rue21 is filing for bankruptcy. These Iowa stores will close.
The teens' clothing store rue21 has filed for bankruptcy for a third time and plans to close all of its remaining stores across the country. Over the next two months, all 543 rue21 stores will permanently shut their doors. Leading up to the closures, rue21 will conduct a large "going out of business" sale, according to USA Today. The company's website was down as of May 6.
8 boys wrestlers who stood out at the Iowa Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Championships
There's never an offseason when it comes to high school wrestling here in Iowa. This past weekend, some of the state's best wrestlers gathered at Southeast Polk High School for the Iowa Freestyle and Greco-Roman state championships, looking to finish in the top four or better in their weight class to qualify for...
West Des Moines builds to the south
West Des Moines leaders envision decades of development opportunities for the city's south side, especially as it hopes to annex more land all the way to Cumming someday.Why it matters: While a lot of the city is already built out, the area south of Raccoon River along the Highway 5 corridor is ripe for development, says Ryan Moffatt, WDM's economic development director.Flashback: Prior to the construction of Microsoft's data centers, which began in 2008, the southern area of West Des Moines wasn't available for building.But since then, data center construction has spurred $200 million in public improvements, which has in...
Collision on Highway 63 near La Plata injures Des Moines man
A collision on Highway 63 near La Plata on Sunday, resulted in minor injuries to one individual. At 11:45 a.m., a 2020 Lincoln Corsair, driven by Samantha L. Zamzow, 27, of Des Moines, Iowa, was traveling northbound on Highway 63, 0.5 miles south of La Plata. The driver, Zamzow, was...
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