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Wright County man sent to federal prison for gun crime
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A Wright County man is going to federal prison for illegal gun possession. Michael Dean Hanus Jr., 45 of Clarion, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Hanus Jr. has a prior conviction of Interference with Official Acts – Dangerous Weapon, which banned him from possessing a firearm.
DMPS Welcomes New and Returning School Principals
This summer Des Moines Public Schools is welcoming new school leaders to the district, promoting current staff to new principal positions, and celebrating the return of one principal and three more leaders who are on the move between schools. “We are committed to positioning leaders where they will have the...
Carroll City Council Presses Fairview Village’s New Owners On Plans To Alleviate Community’s Concerns About Its Future
Pictured: Dalton Hansen of MW Capital Group 2 (center) presents to the Carroll City Council during their July 22, 2024 meeting. The Carroll City Council pressed a representative from the new owners of the Fairview Village Apartments during their meeting last night (Monday) on the development group’s plans to return its 72 units to the community’s housing stock. MW Capital Group 2 purchased all but one of the buildings in the complex earlier this year and plans to invest nearly $800,000 into the property, interior and exterior. Dalton Hansen, MW Capital’s representative, attended Monday’s meeting to address the council’s concerns about the complex’s future. MW Capital Group applied for housing tax credits from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to help finance those renovations, but their application was denied due to a lack of a resolution of financial commitment to the project from the council. One of the council’s issues with the prior owners was Fairview’s enrollment in the USDA’s rural housing programs. Hansen says MW Capital plans to withdraw from that, but it takes time.
Locals gather at the Blazing Saddle to watch six-part series on its history, ‘The Last American Gay Bar’
A viewing party at a bar is an everyday occurrence, but what about if the bar itself is the subject of said viewing party? That’s exactly what has been happening every Wednesday of this month at the Blazing Saddle in Des Moines. Opening in 1983, the Blazing Saddle is...
Vehicular Homicide charges filed against driver in fatal Des Moines crash
DES MOINES, Iowa — A 28-year-old man who was allegedly driving drunk and fleeing a previous traffic accident when he crossed the center line and hitting another vehicle head on – killing the driver – is now facing a slew of charges, including Vehicular Homicide. Rogelio Olivares-Barreto was charged on Monday but remains hospitalized under […]
Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, August 6
Ames, IA – The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Iowa State University’s Horticulture Research Station, northeast of Ames. The annual event will feature various research and demonstration projects on fruit and...
Savannah Bananas sell out 3 games at Principal Park in Des Moines
When the Savannah Bananas announced they were coming to Des Moines in 2023, tickets to their two games at Principal Park quickly became some of the hottest items in town. The interest was high enough that the two games quickly sold out. Fans' excitement has only grown. Jesse Cole, the owner of the...
Perry woman faces charges after drunken episode
A Perry woman was arrested early Saturday after allegedly abandoning her infant and assaulting a paramedic. Kyla Ann Richards, 24, of 1024 14th St., Perry, was charged with first-offense public intoxication, child endangerment and assault on persons in certain occupations. The incident began about 1 a.m. Saturday in the 1000...
“A Cabaret Night” to be performed in Hampton next week
The Franklin County Arts Council presents “A Cabaret Night” at the Windsor Theatre in Hampton on July 31st starting at 7pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm. Performers from Cedar Summerstock Theatre will be singing, acting, and dancing on stage. This hour-long family friendly show has a casual atmosphere...
Des Moines woman wins $500,000 Iowa Lottery prize
DES MOINES, Iowa — Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa. But for one recent Iowa Lottery winner, the two may as well be one in the same. Melissa Runnels of Des Moines took home a $500,000 prize, the 11th top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "$500,000 CA$H" scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Git N Go (1307 Army Post Rd.) in Des Moines.
Dream Team Des Moines learning life lessons through RAGBRAI
DES MOINES, Iowa — Conquering this year's RAGBRAI route is no easy feat, but a special group of central Iowa kids are taking on the challenge after months of preparation. For 27 years, the nonprofit cycling club Dream Team Des Moines has taken in hundreds of disadvantaged teens across central Iowa, teaching life lessons by way of a bicycle.
Bleeker shines on the mound, at the plate to move Heelan into State Semifinal
(Cedar Rapids) – Bishop Heelan got an all-around performance from senior star Jaron Bleeker and had just enough to get by Pella in a Class 3A State Quarterfinal Monday night. The Crusaders (33-10) got a complete game 11-strikeout performance from Bleeker, who also drove in two of the team’s...
Woman Who Found Wedding Dress in a Ditch Can't Locate Owner—And the Internet Thinks It Belongs to a Runaway Bride
Wedding dresses are extremely valuable—both economically and sentimentally—pieces of clothing. That’s why when one woman discovered a bridal gown lying on the side of the highway, she went to great lengths to track down the rightful owner. According to the local news station in Des Moines, Iowa, CBS-affiliated KCCI, the woman, Denise Gannon, was driving with her husband on the highway, just north of Rippey, Iowa, in June 2024 when she noticed something in a ditch on the side of the road. “All this fluff was just fluffing around in the wind,” Gannon recalled.
RAGBRAI Riders Continue Journey Today to Winterset
(Atlantic) After two short forty-mile trips from Glenwood to Red Oak and Red to Atlantic, cyclists will make an 82-mile trip to Winterset today. Riders are leaving Atlantic this morning and heading east through Wiota, Cumberland, Massena, Fontanelle, Greenfield, Orient, Macksburg, and Winterset. Doug Venteicher, Co-Chair of the Massena RAGBRAI...
'You can't stop living:' Rider with scleroderma bikes RAGBRAI with help of oxygen tanks
RED OAK — Today was a TOUGH day. That's how Barb Heenan described Day 1 of RAGBRAI. But the 53-year-old from Des Moines was ready to get back on the bike for Day 2 of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, hoping to add another one on the books. For...
Italian restaurant turned sports bar closes in West Des Moines
Dino’s Bar & Grill, the West Des Moines Italian restaurant that changed into a sports bar last year, closed. The restaurant sits in a strip mall with neighboring outposts such as Chicken Coop and Chowrastha Indian Grill & Eatery. The restaurant originally opened in June 2016 in the former...
Class 4A Iowa state softball tournament round-up: Carlisle outlasts Dallas Center-Grimes
FORT DODGE — When it rains, it pours. While raindrops hit the Iowa state baseball tournament in Cedar Rapids, they avoided Fort Dodge and the state softball tournament. Still, the runs came in bunches between No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes and No. 7 Carlisle, who combined for 14 runs. Ultimately, it was Carlisle and...
Live in a horse lover’s dream home for $1.8 million in Southwestern Hills
A rare opportunity for equestrian enthusiasts to sustain their passion within the Des Moines city limits is listed for sale at $1.8 million in the Southwestern Hills neighborhood. Described by Realtor Sara Hopkins as the “best of both worlds,” the 2,405-square-foot home at 3110 Stanton Ave. in Des Moines sits...
State: Nursing home resident suffocated while trapped in bed rails
A Cedar Falls nursing home has been cited for the death of a resident who suffocated while trapped between her bed rails and a wall. According to state inspection reports, a registered nurse at NewAldaya Lifescapes entered a female resident’s room shortly after 9 a.m. on June 16 and found the woman face down, wedged […] The post State: Nursing home resident suffocated while trapped in bed rails appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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