IOWA — August 10th, 2020 is a day many Iowans will never forget. The full force of Mother Nature was unleashed on the state in the form a derecho – a severe storm with hurricane force winds tearing in a straight line across Iowa. It would prove to be the costliest thunderstorm disaster in US…
Where do Iowa, ISU land on list of best public colleges ranked from most to least expensive?
(Stacker) – The weight of student loan debt in the U.S. has become a genuine crisis—millions of Americans now cumulatively owe $1.75 trillion in student debt as of 2022, an amount second only to mortgage debt in terms of individual indebtedness. And the debt crisis is only one issue impacting prospective college students; the COVID-19 pandemic…
Albuquerque Police: Suspect detained in murder of Muslim men
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police says officers have detained a suspect in the investigation tied to the murder of four Muslim men. Police Chief Harold Medina made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. APD seeks vehicle of interest in homicide investigation In a tweet, Medina wrote: “We tracked down the vehicle believed to be involved in…
Adventureland surprises with 2 new rides, rollercoaster and log flume
ALTOONA, Iowa — Adventureland’s newest rides, yes there is more than one, will take parkgoers back to the Viking Age. Tuesday morning, the amusement park announced its seventh rollercoaster, Flying Viking. But that’s not where the big news ended — the park also announced the rollercoaster would intertwine with the new Draken Falls log flume…
Trump Mar-a-Lago raid: What’s the Presidential Records Act?
(NewsNation) — The FBI conducted a search Monday at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Sources confirmed to NewsNation that the execution of the search warrant was linked to an investigation into whether or not the former president mishandled presidential records related to the discovery of boxes full of White House records that…
Iowa fourth-grader wins world chess championship
GILBERT, Iowa — What started as a way to pass some time for a kindergartener, has grown into a world championship. Irene Jiao Fei, 9, recently returned from Panama, where she won a world chess championship for players nine and under. She recognizes her taking a draw in one match kept her from taking a…
Teen charged with murdering Spanish teacher wants trial moved
FAIRFIELD, Iowa — One of two teens charged with murdering their Spanish teacher last year is requesting the trial to be moved out of Jefferson County. Jeremy Goodale’s, 17, attorneys filed a motion for change of venue on Thursday. The attorney’s cited in the motion that Goodale would be denied his constitutional right to an…
Air Guard leader crashed 3 times at Camp Dodge before arrest
DES MOINES, IOWA — The top enlisted leader in the Iowa Air National Guard crashed three times at Camp Dodge early this morning while driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, according to court records. 57-year-old T.J. Fennell, the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Guard, was taken into custody…
Des Moines Fire Department proposes new fire station location
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Fire Department is looking to move and replace one of its oldest fire stations in the next few years. Station 4 on University Ave., the second oldest fire station in the city, would be moved to the area of 19th Street and Clark Street. The fire department said…
New program provides former inmates with a second chance at life
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa has a labor workforce problem in the state with more jobs available than people who are unemployed. One metro couple plans to spend their retirement addressing that issue and another – men and women who are released from prison only to go right back in. “Guys were coming back in…
Community partnership provides 100 kids with new bikes at back to school event
DES MOINES, Iowa — The bicycle community is getting larger and younger in Des Moines thanks to a community partnership that is focused on giving back to the kids. “It’s called bike back to school and we hope kids learn healthy habits like biking to and across the city and navigating the city through active…
Double crash on I-80 results in 1 dead, 2 injured
DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — A double crash between several vehicles Friday morning resulted in the death of one person. Emergency crews responded to a report of a crash between multiple vehicles at around 6:45 a.m. on I-80 eastbound near the 112 mile marker. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, vehicles were stopped on…
Waukee Community School District growth booms with opening of elementary school
WAUKEE, Iowa —The Waukee Community School District on Friday opened their tenth elementary school when they cut the ribbon on Sugar Creek Elementary. Construction on the $19.5 million dollar school began in 2020 during the pandemic. However, the district is not done with construction. “We’re opening facilities on time, as we open facilities, typically we…
Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigating overnight homicide
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened early Saturday morning in Des Moines. Deputies were called to a home at 340 Northeast 46th Street on the report of gunfire around 12:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man dead with an apparent gun shot wound.…
Driver charged with OWI in fatal Des Moines crash
DES MOINES, IOWA — A Des Moines man was intoxicated when he hit a vehicle that turned in front of him, killing a passenger in that car – according to Des Moines Police. 49-year old Susan Kelly was killed in the crash on Wednesday evening at the intersection of E. 43rd Court and Hubbell Avenue.…
2 multi-vehicle crashes snarl I-80 traffic Friday morning
IOWA — A seven-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in Dallas County was shutdown for hours on Friday morning after two multi-vehicle accidents that seriously injured two people. The Iowa State Patrol says they were called out at 6:46 a.m. to a four-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near mile mark 112 – that’s…
Des Moines man inspires others by making bracelets
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man living with Autism started his own business selling bracelets. With each sale, he’s showcasing more than just his handmade ‘Jaslets’. On Thursday evenings during the summer, you’ll find Jason Tyndall working his booth at the Valley Junction Farmers Market. “They come and find me at the farmers…
Experience the Iowa State Fair through augmented reality
DES MOINES, Iowa – There’s a new way to experience the Iowa State Fair this year, through augmented reality. Zirous, a West Des Moines technology firm, designed an app called “Blue Ribbon Rescue.” The concept is similar to Pokémon GO. The goal is to collect as many blue ribbons throughout two of the thrill parks, Thrill Ville and Thrill Town.…
4 Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NewsNation) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday brought civil rights charges against four current and former Louisville police officers for their roles in the 2020 fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor — a Black woman who was killed in her home. Federal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett,…
Autopsies reveal Maquoketa Caves State Park homicide victims’ causes of death
IOWA – The causes of death for three members of a Cedar Falls family who were murdered at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground in July have been released, along with the cause of death for the man believed to have killed them. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation revealed information from the autopsies of…
One dead after car crashes into house in Wapello County
WAPELLO COUNTY, Iowa — A car crashed into a home in Ottumwa on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of one person. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, law enforcement responded to a report of a car that crashed into a person’s house at around 9:54 a.m. in the 600 block of East…
Continuance denied in Doug Jensen’s January 6 Capitol riot trial
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A request to delay the trial of Des Moines’ Doug Jensen, one of the people charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, until after the midterm elections has been denied. Last week, Jensen’s attorney filed a motion asking for the trial to be moved to late February after claiming…
