West Des Moines
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West Des Moines Man Sentenced to Prison for 2023 Incident in Jefferson
A West Des Moines man was sentenced to prison following an incident in Greene County. According to court documents, 36-year-old Austin Hill pled guilty to a lesser charge of an aggravated misdemeanor for third degree conspiracy to commit fraudulent practices. He was sentenced to two years in prison, which was to run consecutively with two unrelated cases in Adams and Marshall counties.
Hit-and-run led to the crash that killed a woman Saturday night, DMPD says
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police responded to a Saturday evening crash following a hit-and-run where a 47-year-old woman was confirmed dead at the intersection of Second Avenue and Holcomb Avenue, Des Moines. The death at the scene makes it the 11th fatality crash of the year for...
Des Moines crash kills city woman, seriously injures four other people Saturday night
A crash on the east side of Des Moines killed a 47-year-old Des Moines woman and injured four other people Saturday night, according to a news release from the Des Moines Police Department. It was the city's 11th traffic-related fatality of the year, the release from Sgt. Paul Parizek said. Investigators believe the accident...
West Des Moines woman allegedly brandishes kitchen knife in fight
A West Des Moines woman was arrested early Friday after she allegedly brandished a kitchen knife in the course of a domestic dispute. Christina Coronado, 38, of 7255 Lake Dr., West Des Moines, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-display or use a weapon and two counts of child endangerment.
Arrest made after man in vehicle shoots at another vehicle in traffic, police say
DES MOINES, Iowa – Police have released the name of a man arrested for allegedly shooting at a car from another vehicle Thursday night near the State Fairgrounds. Officers were called to E. 30th St. and E. Maple Street around 7:00 p.m. after a witness reported the shooting. At least one bullet hole was found […]
Krispy Kreme in Clive sustains severe smoke damage, fire officials say
CLIVE, Iowa — A Krispy Kreme store will likely close its doors "for an extended period of time" after a structure fire caused severe smoke damage, the Clive Fire Department said on Facebook. Fire crews responded to a structure fire at the Krispy Kreme location at 1880 NW 86th...
DMPD’s summer patrol issued 3,500 tickets and 100 arrests to combat unsafe driving
DES MOINES, Iowa- Since April, the Des Moines Police Department assigned an extra six officers and one sergeant to patrol downtown. Police say that years of complaints of unsafe driving in the Downtown Loop area are impacting the quality of life for residents in the center of Des Moines. The Downtown Loop refers to the […]
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.
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office & Dispatchers Granted IA Medal of Merit
A couple of prestigious figures in Dallas County are being recognized for their efforts during the January 4th shooting at Perry High School. Iowa’s Third District Congressman Zach Nunn recently took time to honor the men and women serving on the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and 911 Dispatchers who stepped in during the tragedy, which killed longtime Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and sixth grader Ahmir Jolliff.
'Insufficient sedation': Woman's faulty heart monitor prompted needless surgery that she was left awake for, lawsuit says
It was one horrible experience after another for a 33-year-old woman in Iowa who claims that a faulty heart rate monitor led her to undergo an unnecessary and traumatic surgery that she wasn't even sufficiently sedated for so she was left awake during the procedure. The post ‘Insufficient sedation’: Woman’s faulty heart monitor prompted needless surgery that she was left awake for, lawsuit says first appeared on Law & Crime.
DMFD says a singular sprinkler played major role in keeping a downtown building still standing
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Fire Department credits a fire sprinkler with keeping a high-rise building in downtown standing. The fire department referred to the sprinkler as a "hero" in a Facebook post made on Thursday. The department says that just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, a sprinkler activated on the 20th floor of the Ligutti Tower apartment building located on 5th Avenue.
Mass tech outage causes problems for Des Moines airport, some state systems
DES MOINES, Iowa — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue...
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