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Northwest Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten reacts to President Biden bowing out of the 2024 election
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Local bottle redemption center owners expanding to Ankeny
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Des Moines crash kills city woman, seriously injures four other people Saturday night
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Hit-and-run led to the crash that killed a woman Saturday night, DMPD says
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Ankeny native named to Team USA for Paris Paralympic Games
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Ankeny man is heading back to the Paralympics and is doing so in impressive fashion. Justin Phongsavanh qualified for Paris on Saturday with a seated javelin throw of 31.81 meters. Phongsavanh posted on Facebook that it was the second-farthest throw of his career and...
Local bottle redemption center owners expanding to Ankeny
ANKENY, IOWA — At the very end of the 2023 Iowa Legislative session, lawmakers passed the bottle bill with several goals. One was growing bottle redemption center businesses across the state. Ames Bottle & Can opened up right after lawmakers made changes to the law. The two owners opening up the part time business with […]
State softball preview: 5 CIML schools begin quest for Class 5A title on Monday
The state softball tournament gets under way on Monday with the Class 5A quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Park. The Class 5A field includes the top four teams in the final rankings, but a rash of upsets in regional play also saw three teams ranked ninth or lower make it to Fort Dodge along with unranked Cedar Rapids Prairie.
From insurers to builders to a co-op, these Iowa businesses have stood the test of time
As part of its 175th birthday celebration, the Des Moines Register asked Iowa businesses that have been around for a century or more to share their own stories. Here they are:. What we do: Commercial electrical distributor. Employees: 250. About us: 3E has grown from being a purely electric motor...
Des Moines City Council considering policy to tighten rules for people experiencing homelessness
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines City Council is considering a new ordinance with a goal of addressing the amount of people experiencing homelessness in the city. It comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested and fined for sleeping in public spaces.
Peoria City head to Conference Finals
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria City defeated the Des Moines Menace in a high scoring and physical match, the biggest in the team’s young history. The Carp would open the scoring after a nice pass from Jose Gomez. Justin Wilson put it in and Peoria City was up 1-0 after it trickled into the net. […]
Death Bloom underway at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
DES MOINES, Iowa- The flowers on the agave ovatifolia at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden are officially opening. Around a month ago, we first introduced you to the death bloom. This agave takes around 10-15 years to bloom and wen it does, it puts on a show. It’s 15-foot stem sprouted around two months […]
Des Moines Police Investigating City's 11ths Traffic Death This Year
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines Police Department is investigating the city's eleventh traffic related death of the year. Police say officers responded to the report of the crash a little after 8:30 Saturday night at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Holcomb Avenue. Investigators say officers found several people hurt at the scene, including one person who was pronounced dead.
Iowa Democratic National Committee member predicts Harris will be nominated at the Chicago convention
DES MOINES, Iowa — All eyes are now onwhat will happen at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in less than a month. Will Vice President Kamala Harris automatically become the presidential nominee? We asked a long-time Democratic expert. "The first word that popped in my head was, wow,"...
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, Nov. 6, 1978: Ten die in Younkers fire
The Nov. 6, 1978, edition of the Register’s sister afternoon paper, the Des Moines Tribune, reports on the Nov. 5 fire in the Younkers store at Merle Hay Mall, which kills 10 employees. The fire was the deadliest in Des Moines history. It started in a leaky heating and cooling system before the store opened that Sunday. Relatives of the victims later sue the city for failing to enforce numerous fire and building codes.
David’s Evening Forecast - Summer heat and humidity returning this week
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Partly sunny skies this afternoon helped temperatures to warm back into the low 80s for most of the area, a little warmer than what we saw yesterday. Clouds bubbled up in the warmth of the afternoon, however most of the area did stay dry. A few isolated showers popped up in parts of western Iowa, but those showers should fade away by 7pm as we start to cool off. Temperatures will drop back into the 70s after sunset, and we should see temperatures in the 60s once again overnight. Just like we saw early on Sunday, some patchy fog is likely late tonight and early on Monday.
Storm chances continue the next few days before tapering off by midweek
While the timing of the rain varied from location to location across southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa, most places did end up seeing rain today. Unfortunately the cost of this rain was canceled northern Iowa state fair events in Mason City earlier today. As the sun sets any lingering shower...
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