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DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Area Religious Council collects donations for food pantries, and this summer they have seen a record need for assistance from Iowa’s hungry. Matt Unger, the CEO of DMARC, said that the level of donations hasn’t kept pace with the need and that pandemic benefits and inflation are to blame.…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds has made her pick to fill an open seat on the Iowa Supreme Court. Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Reynolds announced David May of the Iowa Court of Appeals would take the spot. May is the fifth justice Reynolds has named to the Iowa Supreme Court during her time as…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Police have released the name of the man they said stabbed the mother of his child Tuesday morning at a Des Moines convenience store. Jacob Meyers, 28, is charged with willful injury-causing serious injury and domestic abuse assault with a weapon. He is being held in the Polk County Jail on…

CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa – A Mason City man is dead following a head-on crash in northern Iowa late Monday night. The Iowa State Patrol crash report said it happened around 11:10 p.m. near the intersection of 265th Street and Yarrow Avenue, just west of Nora Springs. A Nissan Altima driven by 58-year-old Timothy Hoy…

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Record rainfall hit the St. Louis region Tuesday morning, and flash flooding has consumed cars, homes and businesses all around the area. As many as 11 inches of rain fell Tuesday in St. Charles County. Nearly 10.5 inches fell in the city of Clayton, the highest reported total in St. Louis…

(NEXSTAR) – A shooter at Dallas Love Field Airport caused panic and a police response Monday morning. It started when a 37-year-old woman was dropped off near the Southwest ticket counter at 10:59 a.m., Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said in a news briefing after noon. The woman went into a restroom, changed her clothing, and…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was released from a Des Moines hospital on Monday and returned to his Tennessee home, where he will wait for an evaluation to determine if he can race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Team Penske named Santino Ferrucci as its standby driver in case…

WALKERTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina couple spent their first day at home with their newborn after weeks in the hospital on Saturday In that time, Brittany Butner had a premature baby, underwent multiple surgeries, and got married. The delivery, health scare and ceremony all happened within six days. Brittany gave birth to a…

DES MOINES, IOWA — People often take the air conditioning and running water for granted on a scorching summer day. But how do people without a place to stay manage the temperatures? The temperatures got to a dangerous 100 degrees on Saturday and it felt even hotter. Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) in downtown…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Breakfast shouldn’t be hard to come by, but for far too many households they are forced to go without. “People back home that can’t have anything to eat and with inflation going up. A lot of people are just working every day to get their money up,” said Israel Kelai of…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Southeast 14th Street, also known as Highway 69, is one of Des Moines’ most well-traveled roads. Police say driver behavior on the street has led to three serious crashes this month involving motorcycles, including two that resulted in the motorcyclists’ death. The first crash happened at the intersection of SE 14th…

NEWTON, IOWA — IndyCar racing returns to Newton this weekend with the running of the Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 and Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 on Saturday and Sunday. Hy-Vee’s race team was very busy on Friday. Driver Jack Harvey spoke with members of the media. “As I finished seventh in both races in 2020 so I…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Family and friends are leaning on eachother to support a nine-year-old Iowa boy who survived a deadly shooting that killed both of his parents and younger sister on Friday at Maquoketa State Park. Three campers were killed and another camper took his own life at Maquoketa State Park in eastern Iowa,…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The pool is an ubiquitous symbol of summer, but it’s become slightly more difficult to find a place to take a dip in Des Moines this year. The Des Moines Parks and Recreation does not have enough lifeguards to fully staff all five of its pools. As a result, the department…

JOHNSTON, Iowa – Des Moines Police and Fire Departments are giving young women a first-hand look at what it takes to join the ranks in the first-ever Iowa Hero Academy. Twenty-six young women are spending the week at Camp Dodge to learn how to become firefighters and police officers. “I’m really happy about this and I like the career…

DES MOINES, Iowa – A local park is setting its sights on becoming the most accessible park in the country. Polk County Conservation says $8 million in upgrades is planned for Easter Lake Park. Some of the plans include adaptive playground equipment, a zero-entry ramp at the beach, a wheelchair-accessible pontoon boat, and a de-escalation room…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Police in Des Moines have arrested one of the men they say is responsible for the terrifying robbery of a metro woman who had just won a significant amount of money at Prairie Meadows Casino. Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department told WHO 13 the incident happened early…

MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa — A 71-year-old Oskaloosa man was rescued from the Des Moines River in Mahaska County Tuesday night. A news release from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office said some of its members were dispatched to the Des Moines River in the southwest part of the county around 7:00 p.m. after receiving reports of…

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a crash that took the life of an 11-year-old and injured his father Tuesday night. (WHO 13) The crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. at the 136-mile marker on I-80 near Northeast 14th Street. Eastbound traffic was backed up due to a motorcycle crash and…

(NewsNation) — Mega Millions, one of two multi-state lotteries played in the U.S., is the latest to spark jackpot fever in its players, with a drawing Friday for an estimated $630 million, with a cash option of $359.7 million. There were no winners of the big prize in Tuesday night’s drawing. The numbers were 2,…

LITTLETON, Colorado — The family of an Indianola boy who died in a tragic accident in Colorado last week is working through grief by making sure his spirit lives on through the spread of love and friendship. Maximillion Wood, 4, and his family were visiting other family members in Jefferson County, Colorado when the accident…

DES MOINES, IOWA — The Iowa State Fair will be here sooner than you know it and WHO 13 is teaming with Prairie Meadows to bring you 11 nights of fun and entertainment during the fair at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater. The 2022 Iowa State Fair runs August 11th-22nd and each night will close with…