The incident was reported around 9:15 a.m. on Sunday at 6th Avenue and Day Street. Drivers can expect a delay in that area as investigators look into the crash. Read More

The 122 confirmed tornadoes so far in 2024 are a state record, the National Weather Service in Des Moines recently revealed. That's two more than the total for all of 2004 (122). Ninety-eight ... Read More

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says 122 tornadoes have been documented in Iowa this year, breaking the previous annual record of 120 tornadoes in 20 ... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) - State-funded awards for Iowa homeowners impacted by June's severe flooding are starting to be approved. On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that conditional awards were ... Read More

Several flood prevention projects pushed Des Moines to a better rating with the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System. Read More

Police have released the name of a Des Moines man arrested following a short chase that ended in a crash in Des Moines Wednesday night. Parker Fenton Parker Fenton, 19, is ... Read More

Federal officials upgraded Des Moines' flood protection rank this week - a major win for the city's mitigation efforts and a financial score for residents. Why it matters: Starting in October, some ... Read More

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law in May that limits how and when cities can use traffic cameras and standardizes fines for drivers. The law set out to resolve a dispute over traffic cameras at the ... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa - Des Moines police announced shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday that it was responding to a crash on I-235 in the westbound lanes at 56th Street. Two occupants from one involved ... Read More

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Those who travel on westbound Interstate 80 near the ... When will westbound I-80 near Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines be closed? The Iowa Department of Transportation will close westbound ... Read More

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HARDIN COUNTY, Iowa - A Texas man was unable to safely drive through a curve in rural Iowa and died after his car entered a ditch, the Iowa State Patrol said in a crash report. Read More

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COAL CREEK LOOKED MORE LIKE COAL RIVER, JUST SOUTH OF PLEASANTVILLE, 25TH PLACE NEAR HIGHWAY 92 IS UNDERWATER ... fell.Much drier in other parts of Iowa While Des Moines ended July exceptionally ... Read More

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One man is in custody and another was hospitalized after a stabbing at a Clive motel ... 3:30 a.m. Friday near the Days Inn just off Interstate 35 / 80. The suspect pulled a knife and stabbed ... Read More

The pursuit went north on I-35 and eventually east on ... Eventually, the cruiser stopped in Altoona near Eighth Street and Highway 65. The woman was then taken into custody before being ... Read More

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ... Near 86th Street on I-80 stop sticks were used to try to disable the vehicle. The vehicle exited I-80 in Altoona and came to rest at the intersection of Highway 65 ... Read More

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Sections of I-35 and Interstate 80 have closed multiple ... the 315th Street bridge near Huxley. The entire project is expected to cost $163 million, according to the Iowa DOT. Read More

The aircraft crash landed in the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal. George Saling was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Croydon, Iowa, 70 miles southeast of Des Moines. He helped power the ... Read More