Top Des Moines Area Local News Stories
Source: KCCI.com - Local News
The Iowa Hawkeyes jump out to an early lead and roll to a 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the season-opening game for both teams.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:27:22 CDT
A federal-state Disaster Recovery Center in Story County will open Tuesday to help people and businesses affected by IowaÂ’s recent storms and flooding.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 15:43:24 CDT
Highway construction advocates said they likely will press the Iowa Legislature to raise the state's gasoline tax after more than two decades without an increase.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:13:39 CDT
Another lawn mowing company has filed a complaint against the VA Medical Center in Knoxville.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:16:49 CDT
The Iowa Lottery institutes some changes that could make it easier to check tickets to see if you are holding a winner.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:41:25 CDT
An Iowa State University music professor said the Lady Gaga club anthem "Bad Romance" translates better than you might think into the 110-foot-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:12:20 CDT
The Iowa State Patrol says it will focus on safety over the holiday weekend, following the most deadly month on Iowa highways in more than three years.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:15:46 CDT
According to the Iowa Workforce Development office, 6.8 percent of Iowans were unemployed in July. That is still below national unemployment at 9.6 percent.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:26:29 CDT
Officials have identified the man killed in Thursday's plane crash. Adam Danhauer, 24, of Whitehouse, Ohio was piloting the plane that went down in a farm field in Boone County.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:16:28 CDT
Hubbell Realty Company said it's planning three new developments in the Des Moines metro area.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:06:13 CDT
Corn prices surged to a record high for the year Friday as traders questioned whether crop yields will fall short of expectations.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:56:46 CDT
Des Moines police said Friday that they are looking for help in identifying four people involved in a prescription fraud ring.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:24:16 CDT
The child neglect trial of a Dubuque woman is now set for October while authorities still await lab results on apparent human remains discovered in her yard.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:07:19 CDT
The state chiropractic board ruled Thursday that a chiropractor charged with assault must follow new rules when seeing women patients.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:52:52 CDT
Police found a man passed out in his car after receiving a report Friday morning of shots fired.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:25:31 CDT
Authorities said one person has died in a plane crash in Boone County on Thursday morning.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:27:36 CDT
An administrative law judge is expected to rule by early October if a new dress code by Waterloo Community Schools violates state law.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:31:26 CDT
Iowa campgrounds are filling up fast for the last major camping weekend of the summer, said Department of Natural Resources officials on Tuesday.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:42:28 CDT
Iowa said it is extending coach Kirk Ferentz's contract through 2020.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:37:19 CDT