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Maverik, Kum & Go Roll Out First Joint Promotion
A 2023 Ford Bronco Sport and $5,000 cash is the grand prize in a new promotion, the Road Tripper Sweepstakes, from Maverik and the convenience-store chain it bought last year, Kum & Go. It marks the first sweepstakes collaboration between Maverik and Kum & Go since Salt Lake City-based Maverik acquired the Des Moines, Iowa-based chain. In this joint promotion, the brands are giving customers across their combined footprint a chance to win.
104.5 KDAT’s Iowa State Fair Ticket Booth – Enter and Win!
The Iowa State Fair is coming up fast! Kicking off on Thursday, August 8 in Des Moines, 104.5 KDAT wants to send you to one... or more of the amazing concerts that are a part of this year's State Fair!. Let's go to the Iowa State Fair!. We have a...
Des Moines' new skyline art dedicated to former school board member
New permanent art was recently added to the top of Mainframe Studios.Zoom in: "Inhale…. Exhale.…" is being dedicated to Teree Caldwell-Johnson, a longtime Des Moines school board member and CEO of Oakridge Neighborhood who died earlier this year.It lights up in a rhythm similar to breaths to amplify a message of resiliency and to maintain calm in the face of adversity, according to a press release.What next: A sunset dedication ceremony will be at Oakridge, Aug. 2 at 8:15pm.1401 Center Street, in the parking lot of building #301. The late Teree Caldwell-Johnson was a Polk County manager and chairperson of the DSM School Board. Photo: Phil Roeder, courtesy of Des Moines Public Schools
This massive Clive home offers 6,000 square feet that includes a stunning wet bar for $930K
One of the larger properties in Clive’s desirable Walnut Creek Hills neighborhood is listed for sale at $929,900, and provides the contrast of a quiet cul-de-sac setting and easy access to West Des Moines’ vibrant dining and retail districts. Accessible from Meredith Drive to the north, the five-bedroom,...
'We didn't want other families in our club of heartbreak': Advocates praise stillbirth bill
DES MOINES, Iowa — Every year about 21,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S., according to the C.D.C. That means every year about 42,000 parents are left grieving. Janet Petersen is one of them. She tells Local 5 that the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act Biden recently...
IowaWORKS is holding a career fair Tuesday: Here's what you need to know
DES MOINES, Iowa — IowaWORKS will host a career fair at Park Fair Mall on Tuesday. The event will feature more than 40 employers across the region. For the general public, the career fair will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Veterans will be able to access the fair beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Grassley, 90, responds to age-related concerns of Biden, 81
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray TV Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - At 90, Iowa’s Chuck Grassley is the oldest member in the United States Senate. At 81, Joe Biden is the oldest president in history. The two previously served together in the senate. Grassley is not joining some other Republicans...
Counties targeted in Des Moines Water Works lawsuit now slated for conservation investment
Nearly a decade after Des Moines Water Works sued three north Iowa counties over farm pollution, the region is in line to get nearly $2 million pumped into conservation projects, a move central Iowa water utility leaders welcome while urging the state to do more. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says it's bringing...
An Illinois man alleges he was fired by a Des Moines company for not cutting his dreadlocks
Days into training at a Des Moines-based trucking company, an Illinois man was allegedly fired for refusing to cut off his locs. He's since filed a civil rights complaint against the company for discrimination. ...
Waukee alum Jackson Wentworth passed on the draft in high school. This time he'll sign.
During Jackson Wentworth’s senior season at Waukee High School, the right-handed pitcher had one Major League Baseball team that was ready to draft him. Wentworth said he doesn't remember which team it was. He does recall that the team wasn’t willing to give him the amount of money it would take to forego a scholarship at Kansas State. “I knew it was more beneficial for me to go to college and develop and become more mature...
Teriyaki Madness opens its first Des Moines metro location with spicy chicken and tofu
Central Iowa is about to land its first outpost of Teriyaki Madness, the fast-casual restaurant that specializes in bowls of protein topping rice or noodles. Travis Kasch and his brother Corey Kasch opened the location at 160 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 160, in West Des Moines on Tuesday, taking over an end cap that once housed a coffee shop.
‘It just wasn’t our night’: Hawks close out season with 8-1 loss at Sioux City East
Sioux City’s East Jax Theeler homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning and the Black Raiders went on to beat visiting Ankeny, 8-1, in a Class 4A substate baseball semifinal on Monday. Sioux City East (26-13) advanced to Wednesday’s substate final at second-ranked Dallas...
Ankeny softball quartet, Centennial trio earn IGCA academic all-state honors
Four Ankeny softball players and three from Ankeny Centennial have been named to the academic all-state team by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association. The Hawkettes were represented by Marah Hansen, Hannah Howard, Cassie Johnson and Ava Tomlinson. The Jaguars, meanwhile, placed Payton Drefke, Addie Pollock and McKenna Vallejo on the squad.
ONE DEAD, ONE AIRLIFTED AFTER VEHICLE CRASHES INTO ACCURA HEALTHCARE IN KNOXVILLE
A Knoxville woman died and another was airlifted to a Des Moines Hospital yesterday after a vehicle crashed into Accura Healthcare in Knoxville yesterday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol reports that yesterday afternoon, around 3:20pm, 86-year-old Doris McCombs of Knoxville was driving a Chrysler Town & Country through the parking lot of Accura Healthcare when she lost control of the vehicle and accelerated through the parking lot, striking the side of the building. The van went through the wall and struck an individual on the inside of the building, with the van continuing into the room and eventually coming to rest in the building.
Caitlin Clark Lights Up 2024 ESPYS Despite Absence
2024 is the year of Caitlin Clark. The West Des Moines native turned college hoops star turned WNBA rookie has been front of mind for many sports fans this year. Clark helped lead the Iowa women's basketball team to the NCAA championship, broke records, and was selected first overall in the WNBA draft this season.
Ankeny Centennial's Joey Oakie selected in third round of MLB Draft by Guardians
Ankeny Centennial's Joey Oakie and his family were cleaning up things at their house from their Major League Baseball Draft day get-together Sunday evening when his agent called. Oakie hadn’t heard his name called yet and had turned down several teams that weren’t willing to match the money he wanted. So he figured...
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