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What is a derecho? Storms that hit Iowa, Midwest on Monday were part of one.
The storm that Iowans experienced Monday was part of a derecho. “The derecho began in Iowa and went through portions of Illinois and southern Wisconsin into Indiana and southern Michigan,” Matthew Elliott, a warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service, said in an email to the Des Moines Register on Tuesday morning.
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 […]
More than 30,000 ESA applications approved for the upcoming school year
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Department of Education says it has gotten more than 35,000 Education Savings Account applications. Already, 30,000 of them have been accepted for the upcoming school year. Last year, the first year of the program, just under 20,000 applications were authorized. The ESA program gives...
Flight Over Des Moines kicks off National Balloon Classic
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Hot air balloons will soon dot the sky in central Iowa for the National Balloon Classic in Indianola. Hot air balloon pilots woke up bright and early Monday, launching from Water Works Park in Des Moines to kick off the National Balloon Classic. The Flight Over...
Derecho event spawned Des Moines metro tornado
DES MOINES, Iowa — A strong area of storms developed Monday afternoon as Channel 13 Meteorologists forecasted earlier in the day and is now confirmed to be the beginning of a derecho event across the Midwest. The storms fired up near the Carroll area expanding southward to the Des Moines Metro where a tornado occurred. […]
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 man accused of shooting gun outside Roosevelt High School graduation pleads not guilty
DES MOINES, Iowa — The manaccused of shooting a gun outside a high school graduation in Des Moines is pleading not guilty. Authorities allege Bradwick Tukes brought multiple guns to the Knapp Center in May. At the time, hundreds of people were inside for Roosevelt High School's graduation ceremony.
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. The 44-year-old woman died Monday night in Cedar Lake, Indiana, the Lake County Coroner’s office said. There were some tornado reports, but damaging winds in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana were the main concern, Roger Edwards, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, said. There were numerous wind gusts in the 75 mph (120 kph) to 90 mph (145 kph) range and a report of a 101 mph (162 kph) wind gust in Ogle County, Illinois, Edwards said. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit Des Moines, Iowa, as storms rolled through Monday afternoon and into the night. Des Moines police were responding to calls about utility poles that had apparently snapped in two.
What could the Hy-Vee IndyCar doubleheader look like in future years?
NEWTON — After Hy-Vee and IndyCar announced a new sponsorship deal last week, the series said it hopes to keep racing twice in one weekend each year at Iowa Speedway for the foreseeable future. IndyCar has doubleheader weekends in Iowa and Milwaukee this year, but the series sees Iowa as the place it wants to hold doubleheaders for the foreseeable future, said Penske Corp. president Bud Denker. West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee announced plans last week to...
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...
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.
Midwest Storm Damage Survey Underway Today Following Monday Night’s Severe Weather
Des Moines, IA – The National Weather Service (NWS) will conduct a storm survey today across parts of the Midwest, focusing on the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that hit the region Monday night. The survey aims to assess damage in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. According to the...
MidAmerican Energy issues update on power outages in Iowa City, Quad Cities, and Des Moines
Good evening Des Moines, Iowa City and Quad Cities assignment desks,. Here is an 11:00 p.m. storm update for Monday, July 15, 2024. As of 11:00 p.m., about 40,000 MidAmerican customers are currently without electric service due to tonight’s severe storm outbreak, including more than 31,000 in the Quad Cities metro area, just under 8,500 in the Des Moines metro area and about 90 in the Iowa City area.
'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...
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...
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...
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
Watch Donald Trump get officially nominated by Iowa Republican Chair
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray TV Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann got to declare that Donald Trump won the party’s caucuses in January to begin the process of selecting a presidential nominee. And Monday in Milwaukee he formally nominated the former president as the party’s choice.
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