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Urbandale, Iowa — Urbandale Police are asking for help finding a woman wanted for attempted murder after a stabbing on Monday afternoon. Authorities say 34-year-old Brandy Nacole Parr stabbed a woman multiple times in the woman’s home on 66th Street in Urbandale on Monday. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Police are asking anyone with…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly every…

AMES, Iowa – An 18-year-old Iowa State University student has been arrested and charged in connection to vandalism and racist graffiti found in a storage room at an on-campus residence hall. According to a news release sent Tuesday from the Iowa State University Police Department, 18-year-old Nathan Page is facing charges in connection with the…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” of an affair his wife had with a man who he says later threatened his family. Falwell issued a lengthy statement…

DES MOINES, Iowa — How Sophie’s story begins is nothing short of heartbreaking.  It’s a good thing her story doesn’t end there. The Animal Rescue League made sure of it. “You would never know her background that she suffered such trauma because she does not act like that,” said ARL Development Director Stephanie Filer. The…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Biden and his Democratic Party used their convention last week to argue that the underpinnings of American Democracy hang in the balance this November. This week, it’s President Donald Trump’s turn. Republicans will renominate the president and highlight four years of the Trump administration and promises he delivered on, such…

DES MONIES, Iowa — A neighborhood in Des Moines’ southside got extra help cleaning up debris from the derecho, but it wasn’t from anyone employed to do so. That’s where you’ll find 4-year-old Enzo, decked out in his neon-yellow safety vest, parading around the street with his mother and grandmother, cleaning up trash. His mom,…

Des Moines, Iowa — Four more Iowans have died from complications of COVID-19 AND ANOTHER 617 Iowans have tested positive, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s coronavirus tracking website. The new case and death numbers reflect testing reported in the last 24 hours between 10:00 a.m.Saturday and 10:00 a.m. Sunday. A total of…

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University this week opened the ISU Creamery. This is not only an ice cream shop, featuring ISU themed flavors, but a program to teach dairy science skills. That would include making not only ice cream, but cheese and dairy products. “You’ve heard of microbrewery, we have a micro creamery here…

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Border Report) — Several Guatemalans say the U.S. is arbitrarily prolonging their stay at a New Mexico detention facility, months after they tested positive for COVID-19. The detainees told Border Report they’ve given up any claims to stay in the country so they can be reunited with their families in Central…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Of the roughly 37,000 teachers in the state, less than a thousand of them are people of color. Not only is there a lack of diveristy seen in the classroom, some educators believe there is a lack of diversity in what’s taught as well. Ankeny Centennial Social Studies teacher, Dave Richard,…

Des Moines, Iowa — Thirteen more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 843 more Iowans have tested positive for the virus, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s coronavirus tracking website. The new case and death numbers reflect testing reported in the last 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Friday and 10:00 a.m. Saturday. The…

Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools officials are promising legal action after their waiver to begin the school year with online-only instruction due to COVID-19 concerns was denied by the Iowa Department of Education. DMPS announced the waiver denial Friday afternoon. The district had requested to begin the semester with virtual instruction for…

URBANDALE, Iowa — As students head back to the classroom this fall, after-school activities are returning as well. Marching band is one of the activities that is finding a way to still play on despite many competitions and performances being cancelled. “After having almost six months off and so many online virtual lessons and meetings,…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows four more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 823 new cases of the virus have been diagnosed. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the website over the 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Thursday and 10:00 a.m. Friday. A total of 54,653 Iowans have now…

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, underwent surgery Thursday to remove a growth from his vocal cord that was causing his notably raspy voice. Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, underwent outpatient surgery for the polyp and was home and resting, an institute…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows nine more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 333 new cases of the virus have been diagnosed. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the website over the 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Wednesday and 10:00 a.m. Thursday. The IDPH says the numbers on the…

DES MOINES, Iowa – Concerns about backdating of positive coronavirus tests in Iowa, due to a glitch with Iowa Department of Public Health’s software, have many Iowans wondering if the information being provided to the public about testing is accurate. WHO 13’s Dan Winters spoke with Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state’s Medical Director and Epidemiologist,…

The derecho that blew through the Midwest drastically reduced crop conditions according to the Iowa Crop Progress report. David Geiger has more in the Agribusiness Report for August 19, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

DALLAS (NEXSTAR) — Southwest Airlines is the next carrier planning to cut back on the number of flights it will offer this fall. The airline says the number of available seats will drop 40 percent in September compared to the same period of time in 2019. Southwest had previously predicted capacity would only drop around…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — We are less than a week away from many districts starting their school year. For the Diocese of Des Moines schools, including Dowling Catholic, providing that face-to-face, faith-based opportunity was most important. They ending up putting hundreds of thousands of dollars into technology to still make that happen. “We are…