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J-Hawks to Face Ankeny Hawks in 3rd Place Game
#6 Urbandale will play #5 Ankeny in the Third Place game of the Class 5A State Softball Tournament on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 3:30pm. The State Tournament is played at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. The J-Hawks will be the visiting team for this contest and will...
1972 – ‘Injun Joe’ Leads Boone Charge
Joe Merryfield of Des Moines outdrove an impressive field of cars to win the Grand Nationals at Boone Speedway. Flagman Floyd Mitchell joins Merryfield in victory lane. – Beetle Bailey Photo. Boone, Iowa (July 25, 1972) – “Injun” Joe Merryfield cut the pack off at the pass as he...
Vehicle Totaled Following Collision on HWY 141 Near Perry
A multi-vehicle collision Wednesday evening resulted in one vehicle totaled on Highway 141 near Perry. The incident took place near the Casey’s General Store that sits along Highway 141 east of the City of Perry. Several emergency vehicles were on scene. A pickup truck was in the grass area...
Des Moines man charged after shooting at prom afterparty settles lawsuits against him
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines man charged with hosting anafter-prom party that ended in gunfire has settled two lawsuits against him. Jaray Mandosia, who was shot in the elbow, sued Jeffery Stickel and other members of his family for negligence back in 2022. That suit was settled last week.
2025 Ford Explorer Has Arrived At Dealers
The refreshed 2025 Ford Explorer debuted in early February, with production scheduled to kick off at the Chicago Assembly plant in May. However, with The Blue Oval keen to conduct extensive quality checks on its refreshed or redesigned models before shipping them to customers and dealers, it wasn’t entirely clear how long we might have to wait for deliveries to begin. As it turns out, that process has already begun.
KMA Sports (Softball): Martensdale-St. Marys 2 Edgewood-Colesburg 1
German's gem allows Martensdale-St. Marys to hold off Edgewood-Colesburg in state quarterfinal. Top-seeded Martensdale-St. Marys softball got a scare from Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday evening, but another gem from senior pitcher Campbell German held the Vikings off and put the Blue Devils in a Class 1A state semifinal.
Iowa DNR dispatches firefighters across the US to help national wildfire management
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fire Program has dispatched wildland firefighters across the Rocky Mountains, West Coast and Pacific Northwest to help wildfire management efforts. What wildfires are Iowa DNR fire crews assigned to? ...
Referred pipeline law puts company's permit quest in limbo
An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said a delay in its plan to re-apply for a permit has nothing to do with a November vote on the project. After Summit Carbon Solutions gained approval from the Iowa...
Iowa weather: Heating up for the weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa — We return to hotter weather as we inch closer to the weekend. We still have a thin layer of smoke from the fires burning in Canada. For now, the smoke hasn’t severely impacted our air quality. Most of us are under the moderate air quality for the time being. The smoke should thin out even more as we move into Friday.
Iowa Parents – Think Twice Before Posting Your Kids’ Back-to-School Photos
Very soon, kids across our neighborhoods will scramble out of bed, bleary-eyed but excited, well some of them. Others will be bleary-eyed and complain about getting up and how going to bed earlier wouldn’t help. Or, maybe that’s just me this morning. Backpacks will be filled with new supplies, breakfasts gulped down between last-minute shoe tying and tooth brushing, and jackets will be zipped up against the morning chill. Who are we kidding, jackets are zipped if you’re lucky. It’s not all that far away,
Clive Police Chief Michael Venema retiring after almost 40 years in law enforcement
CLIVE, Iowa — Clive Police Chief Michael Venema is officially retiring after almost 40 years in law enforcement. His last day with the department will be July 31. “It has been an honor to serve the Clive community alongside the department's dedicated and professional officers and staff," Venema said in a statement. "Working for the Clive community has been a rewarding experience these last 12 years."
Road Construction Project to Close Part of 50th Street in WDM This Weekend
(West Des Moines, IA) -- A road construction will close part of 50th Street in West Des Moines this weekend. 50th Street between I-235 and Ashworth Road will be closed to all traffic on Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th. The closures will be from 5am to 7pm. Detours will be posted during the re-paving project.
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