3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (263+ words) A routine morning quickly turned into a medical emergency for a Waukee man after he suffered a life-threatening stroke. Thanks to quick action and a specialized procedure at MercyOne, he was able to make a full recovery. Drew Strube, 48, began…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (269+ words) An Iowa State Patrol trooper who was injured while responding to a deadly shooting has been released from the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol announced Trooper Chase Carruthers was released Friday to continue recovering at home. "The Iowa State Patrol…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (142+ words) A driver and a dog were injured after an SUV crashed into an apartment in Des Moines Thursday evening. The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the Valley View Village apartments at 2571 Guthrie Avenue. Police said the small SUV ended up…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (322+ words) On Sept. 11, 2001, Kelly Knowler threw out his lesson plan, rolled in a TV and turned his Southeast Polk history class into a discussion about the attacks unfolding in New York. Knowler, then a teacher at Southeast Polk High School, said…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (257+ words) A Marion, Iowa, restaurant owner is celebrating a new title: U.S. citizen. Rehmat Ullah owns New York Gyro in Marion, which he opened in 2020. He came to America in 2016 from his home country of Pakistan on a business visa, KCRG reports....

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (191+ words) A judge has denied several requests from the defense in the Kristin Ramsey murder case. Ramsey is charged in the 2011 killing of West Des Moines Realtor Ashley Okland. The judge has rejected requests for additional records from the state's new…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (116+ words) Des Moines police deployed a K-9 unit on Wednesday to search for two people connected to a stolen car chase and a shooting incident. The investigation focused on the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Atkins Street, just north…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (135+ words) A fire at a mobile home in Madrid is under investigation. Madrid, Slater and Granger firefighters were called to the home on South Kennedy Avenue at around 6 p.m. Tuesday. They stopped the fire before it caused major damage to the home....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (595+ words) State and federal officials connected to U.S. space exploration detailed plans of eventual moon habitation Tuesday to a room packed to the brim with Iowa State University students, hoping to entice their interest in using their education to aid in the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (142+ words) Des Moines fire crews responded Tuesday morning to reports of black smoke near an underpass in downtown Des Moines. The smoke was seen emerging from the underpass beneath the University Avenue bridge. Des Moines fire officials confirmed the fire came…...