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Updated: Authorities Release Victims Name in Off-Road Motorcycle Crash in Polk County
(Des Moines) The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in the off-road motorcycle accident near Maxwell. According to the latest press release, 16-year-old Zachary Brennecke of Des Moines died in the crash. Polk County Deputies were called to the 8300 block of NE 118th Avenue at 6:22...
Suspect in Iowa double-murder arrested
DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — A man wanted on two counts of first-degree murder out of Marshall County was arrested in Des Moines over the weekend. Ilias Julian Lasley, 33, was taken into custody without incident Saturday afternoon in the 4700 block of Merle Hay Road, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. He is […]
Alleged Marshalltown shooter became upset when victims spoke Spanish, witnesses report
A man who was arrested and charged with murdering two people in rural Marshall County became upset when the two victims began to speak Spanish before the fatal shooting, court documents said. Ilias Julian Lasley, 29, was taken into custody in the 4700 block of Merle Hay Road in Des...
Suspect in girlfriend's killing has history of abuse against victim
A Des Moines man who was arrested Friday for the alleged beating death of his girlfriend has a history of abuse against her, court documents reveal. Derrick A. Earnest, 60, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Holly Hudson Snowgren, of Pleasant Hill, early Friday morning. He is in custody on a $1 million bond in the city's third homicide of 2024. ...
Iowa students head to D.C. for National Science Bowl Competition
WAUKEE, Iowa – Five young minds will be heading to the nation’s capital to compete in the 2024 National Science Bowl (NSB) competition. Krish Joshi, Neil Nallabirudu, Ishani Atluri, Adwaiyth Muthuranam and Evan Midtlyng are students at Timberline School in Waukee. They recently won the regional Science Bowl competition and will head to Washington, D.C. […]
Altoona launches new amenity to help get kayaks, canoes on the water at Spring Creek Park
Altoona launched a first-of-its-kind amenity on Monday that got the mayor on the water. City officials staged a ribbon cutting for the new boat ramp and launch on the south pond of Spring Creek Park, near the intersection of Northwest 80th Street and 30th Street Southeast. The launch is a track that lets riders in small boats, such as a kayak or a canoe, propel themselves into the water with handles on each side.
Blank Children's Hospital is at capacity due to respiratory illnesses. What you should know:
A Des Moines children's hospital is wrestling with an influx in seriously ill pediatric patients amid unseasonably high activity of respiratory viruses this spring. Over the past several weeks, staff at Blank Children's Hospital say they've seen an unusually high number of young patients hospitalized because of respiratory illnesses such as influenza...
Local labor leader announces bid for Iowa House District 34
DES MOINES, Iowa — Another candidate has announced their official entry into the race for Iowa House District 34, a seat made vacant by current representative Ako Abdul-Samad's retirement. Veteran and community leader John Campbell formally announced his candidacy for the position on Monday, though he's been in the...
Changes to ESAs, AEAs, and teacher pay complicate budgeting process for school districts
DES MOINES, Iowa — Educational savings accounts enter year two in Iowa as the window for students and families to apply opened up on April 16. ESA’s, changes to the state’s area education agencies, and increases to the starting teacher salary have made the budgeting process complicated for school districts. Des Moines Public Schools announced […]
An Iowa bicycle collective can help you find, fix and fall in love with your ride
If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you give a man a bicycle, teach him how to keep it in tip-top shape, and advocate for there to be safe spaces for him to ride, you’re a bike collective. Iowa’s bike collectives are...
As the Des Moines metro grows, so is the amount of OT its suburban police officers are logging
For West Des Moines Police Department Sgt. Jason Bryan, driving traffic patrol on a Thursday afternoon in late March, working more than 40 hours a week is just part of policing. But the rapid growth of Des Moines' suburbs — meaning more people who call for help and more streets...
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