Witnesses told Des Moines police before the crash, two vehicles were “street-racing” in the northbound lanes of Fleur Drive around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Two-time defending state champion Roland-Story wrestler Kade Blume will not be competing in high school activities for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year, according to the district.
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The Varsity Cinema is set to reopen soon, but after years without an art-house cinema, there are certain movies Des Moines didn't get. Here are five.
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The number of unemployed Iowans has increased 20% since June, according to the latest federal survey.
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For decades, conspiracy theories have swirled around Kennedy's untimely death; the forthcoming files could provide some clarity.
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Here's how you can stream and watch "It's a Wonderful Life" on TV, starting tonight.
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Bradley Wendt and a gun store owner friend sought or obtained nearly 90 machine guns, purportedly to equip the three-officer Adair police department.
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Two-time defending state champion Roland-Story wrestler Kade Blume will not compete at the Jim Kinyon Invitational in Story City on Saturday, according to the district.
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Experts at AAA, a federation of motor clubs, say it's not a good idea to warm your car up to keep it from freezing.
"He did not deserve this he was a beautiful, joyful, loving soul," said Wilbert Faguada in a Facebook post about his son, Marcos.
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The win gives Iowa Western Community College its second national title in just 14 years since the program's inception.
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Slain special education associate remembered as 'effervescent' at Merrill Middle School.
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Greg Edwards and his wife love to decorate their home for the holidays. Today he shares other activities he loves to do in Des Moines for Christmas. desmoinesregister.com/story/nletter/
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Iowan Meredith Willson called 'The Music Man' 'my gift to my home state.' Go see Hugh Jackman star in the musical on Broadway, a fellow Iowan urges.
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Jacqueline Holmes was charged with murder in boyfriend Tremaine Williams' death, but a jury convicted her of a lesser offense.
Iowa's land value increase since 2020 is on par with what farmers saw in the 1970s and early 2010s.
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Land owned by Chris and Christy Schuling was annexed into Altoona, despite their objections. They want the state to reverse that decision.
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"We want a massive debate going on in Iowa," said U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, who also is planning to remain neutral.
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The Des Moines Storytellers Project will be back in 2023 with its sixth season!
Mark your calendars now and join us at for 3 #DSMStorytellers shows next year.
Learn more and grab tickets now at bit.ly/3hy8XlT
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Here's a guide to local food options and events on New Year's Eve for friends and family members as the Des Moines metro rings in 2023.
It will be the first Super Nintendo World in the U.S. and the second worldwide, following Japan.
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The city of West Des Moines' Human Services division runs a pantry associated with DMARC which previously received food from Food Bank of Iowa.
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While Wednesday brought sun and a slight reprieve from normal winter temperatures, central Iowa is expected to cool down starting Thursday.
Willard "Sandy" Boyd, the second longest-serving president of the University of Iowa in the post-war, era died Tuesday. bit.ly/3URJHVu
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State revenues are expected to drop by 1.9% this fiscal year. One of biggest factors is the elimination of taxes on retirement income in 2023.
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It turned into a game as my friends started sending me plates that they saw from places hours away, and every day I tried to one-up the plate from the day before.
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In the first-ever Iowa girls wrestling season, one of Iowa's top girl wrestlers is still competing against the boys.
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Deborah Sandoval, who spent 24 minutes inside the Capitol, faces a likely sentence ranging from probation to six months of incarceration.
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The Fed has already raised rates six times this year to a range between 3.75% and 4% from near zero at the start of the year.
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"It is clear that Vermeer is in the middle of important work that isn’t slowing any time soon," CEO Jason Andringa said
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17-month-old Tucker Schneider was asphyxiated between two playpens in February 2019 while daycare provider Trina Mazza was in another room.
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Litigation and a court ruling may be the only way the two factions of the Lacona family settle their ongoing dispute over Noah's Ark.
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The state health department reported an increase in new cases for the sixth consecutive week, and COVID-19 hospitalizations were also up.
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Bailey Hodson, the 24-year-old Urbandale teacher, won the Social Impact Award at this year's Miss America pageant for her bullying prevention work.
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Free People Movement, the activewear arm of the Philadelphia-based retailer URBN, is slated to join Jordan Creek Town Center next summer.
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Most Republican voters want Trump-ism but are no longer so enthusiastic about ex-President Donald Trump himself. Support in Iowa has also ebbed a bit.
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The man had a handgun when he drove up to the drive-thru window. The injured employee who went outside to talk to the driver returned to the restaurant and said he had been shot, police said.
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Stephen Boss, known as "tWitch" on DeGeneres' daytime talk show, joined the show as a guest DJ in 2014 before becoming a permanent fixture and later being named the show's co-executive producer in 2020.
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Witnesses reported seeing the apparent racer cross the median into the southbound lanes of the 1700 block of Fleur Drive where it struck two cars around 6 p.m., police said.
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'We have had patients who have coded and really need an ICU and a cardiologist urgently but who we've had to keep for hours,' a medical director said.
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