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Central Iowa school district plans aggressive overhaul to boost student numbers
Iowa’s largest school district plans an educational overhaul in response to years of declining enrollment and budget cuts. A ...
Korean restaurant Basic Bird temporarily reopens after motorist damaged building last week
Last Thursday, a motorist having a medical emergency drove into the front of Basic Bird. Now the restaurant reopened, at ...
Des Moines street temporarily closed due to ruptured gas main
A stretch of East Grand Avenue in Des Moines had to be temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon due to a ruptured natural gas ...
What type of pen does Donald Trump use? Here's how he signs executive orders.
Video footage and pictures from the Oval Office show President Donald Trump signing off executive orders with a thick, black Sharpie.
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Tiny village solution to homelessness in Des Moines will go before city council
A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent ...
Sub-zero temps cause boiler issues at East High School, canceling classes
DES MOINES, Iowa — Classes at East High School are canceled Tuesday due to a lack of sufficient heating, Des Moines Public Schools said. A district spokesperson attributed the cancellation to an issue ...
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Man sentenced in Council Bluffs court to 25 years for drug, firearm charges
A Georgia man was sentenced Tuesday in Council Bluffs to 300 months in federal prison for possessing distribution quantities ...
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Iowa Auditor Rob Sand raises $8.4M in 2024, mostly from family; Gov. Reynolds raises $1.8M
Campaign fundraising reports for the 2024 calendar year for state candidates who were not on the ballot in the 2024 elections ...
Des Moines Schools’ ‘Reimagining Education’ proposal presented to school board
Some changes could be coming to school grade levels at Des Moines Public Schools. The district’s Reimagining Education ...
These Afghans helped the U.S. military. Now, they seek help for Des Moines cultural center
Four leaders of the Afghan community established in Des Moines beginning in 2021 are on a quest to build a mosque and ...
Des Moines schools to start 2 hours late Tuesday over frigid wind chills. What to know:
DMPS elementary schools will start at 9:40 a.m., middle schools will start at 10:30 a.m. and high schools will start at 10:15 ...
Des Moines fire crews respond to overnight garage fire
Des Moines firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a garage fire overnight. The call came in at 1:15 a.m. Monday. Firefighters raced to a home on Bowdoin Street near Riverview Park. It took ...