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Youngest Iowa delegate at RNC says things beginning to snowball for Trump
Twenty-seven-year-old Joe Mitchell of Des Moines is the youngest Iowa delegate at the Republican National Convention. Mitchell, a former state legislator who took office at the age of 21, said GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, who is 39, will appeal to younger voters. “Senator Vance is clearly incredibly talented,”...
Metro Iowa Tornado Hits Polk County, Leaving Path of Destruction
Des Moines, IA – An EF-1 tornado swept through Polk County on July 15, 2024, causing significant disruption but fortunately no injuries or fatalities. The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed the tornado struck between 5:37 and 5:47 PM CDT, cutting a path across Urbandale, Windsor Heights, and Des Moines.
Storm sent debris flying into traffic in Iowa: Video
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (FOX 9) - A storm sent debris flying into traffic in Windsor Heights, Iowa, on Monday as a tornado moved through the region. Kevin Grimes captured video on his dashcam of the scene while he drove through the storm. Footage of the chaos shows downed trees, damaged street signs, power flashes and captured the sound of tornado sirens.
Des Moines' iconic Riccelli's restaurant could be demolished
The former site of Riccelli's Italian Restaurant would be demolished to make room for two new buildings under a proposal before the Des Moines City Council Thursday.Why it matters: The news means a prominent spot along Indianola Avenue could see new life after years of vacancy.Catch up fast: The iconic restaurant, started in the 1960s by the son of Italian immigrants, closed in 2020 during the pandemic.The Riccelli family recently agreed to sell the location, but that sale hasn't closed yet.The intrigue: Lillian Riccelli made the rezoning request, but the family didn't realize the prospective buyers' plans included demolition of...
Severe storms with tornado reports whip through Midwest, killing 1, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms spawning multiple tornado reports blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana on Monday, downing trees and power poles and cutting power to more than 460,000 customers and businesses. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home, authorities said.
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...
Crews and neighborhoods hard at work clearing damage from Monday’s storm
DES MOINES, Iowa — Crews were hard at work Tuesday morning repairing damage to powerlines along Hickman Road between 63rd and 61st Street that partially closed the intersection. Monday night’s severe weather caused a swath of damage across the metro. Derek Casey, a Des Moines resident whose house was damaged said that the storm moved […]
Iowa Army National Guard Unit Returns Home After 12 Month Deployment to Middle East
Des Moines, IA — After a year-long deployment to the Middle East, 150 Soldiers from the Iowa National Guard’s 831st Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) are returning home. Those Soldiers were federally activated in September 2023 to support Operation Spartan Shield under U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), a region...
Fewer vacancies, more applicants: Iowa school districts say 4-day week already paying off
Superintendents in two central Iowa school districts says their switch to a four-day school week is already paying off — before students are even back in class. Saydel Community School District, which has about 1,400 students in unincorporated Polk County between Ankeny and Des Moines, opted in February to change the school week...
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...
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard.
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...
Iowa State Fair Fundraiser Rakes In $700K
(Des Moines, IA) -- A State Fair fundraiser recently hauled in more than 700-thousand dollars. Proceeds from the Blue Ribbon Foundation's Corndog Kickoff go toward fairground renovation and preservation projects. Past donations are funding renovations to the livestock and sheep barns, and work on Ye Old Mill, among other projects.
Des Moines' 80/35 Music Festival, at new location in Water Works Park, gets mixed reviews
The first edition of Des Moines' 80/35 Music Festival to be held in Water Works Park apparently went off without incident, despite an excessive heat advisory from the National Weather Service, according to Des Moines police. But the two-day event, held Friday and Saturday, got mixed reviews from members of...
Polk County Fair staying vigilant following bird flu outbreaks
DES MOINES, Iowa– In the midst of fair season, safety precautions against bird flu is top of mind for those showing cattle. And while we’re 23 days away from the Iowa State Fair, the Polk County Fair is currently underway at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Bird flu has had a national impact, with 12 states […]
Des Moines now has a sophisticated audio, video studio. It's ready for your next project.
If Des Moines isn't on your radar to record your next music or video project, the new Trilix Studio may have you reconsider. The 3,4000-square-foot recording studio and video production space located in the Crescent Building in Sherman Hill boasts the only Dolby Atmos-capable studio in Iowa, Trilix Studio CEO Ron Maahs told the Register in an email.
Lawsuit: Heart monitor data from another patient led to 'unnecessary surgery'
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Ankeny woman is suing a medical device manufacturer, claiming faulty data from a heart monitor device led her to receive unnecessary surgery. Andrea Irwin, a 33-year-old mother of two, claims in her lawsuit against ZOLL Medical Corp. and ZOLL Laboratory Services that her heart rate monitor device was receiving data from another patient. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Iowa.
175 years of the Register: See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history
Newspapers were never made to last all that long. The Iowa Star is an exception. The sturdy, linen rag paper has endured better than modern newsprint, which would long ago have crumbled to dust. ...
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, Feb. 22, 1950: Television comes to Iowa
The Register reports on Feb. 22, 1950, that Iowans flocked to stores to watch as Iowa State University-owned TV station WOI becomes the first in Iowa to go on the air. "One thing was certain. Everyone seemed to agree that television was like the horseless carriage ― definitely here to stay," it writes, and uses the occasion to launch its own television section. Three years later, the Register and Tribune will join the new medium, launching KRNT-TV. ISU eventually sells WOI to a commercial broadcasting network, and KRNT, spun off as part of a separate company, will become today's KCCI.
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
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