Top Des Moines Area Local News Stories
Source: KCCI.com - Local News
Des Moines Public Works crews closed George Flagg Parkway early Wednesday morning due to water over the roadway.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:12:09 CST
Law enforcement reported ice jams have occurred in Dallas County near Van Meter, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:50:58 CST
Communities around Iowa are starting to prepare for flooding and so are the power companies that serve the state.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:12:44 CST
KCCI-TV's Steve Karlin reports.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:42:33 CST
Experts expect gas prices to jump back above $3 per gallon this summer in Iowa.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:16:23 CST
The Iowa House has narrowly voted to ban the state's youngest drivers from any use of cell phones or other hand-held electronic devices.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:10:25 CST
A measure that would increase inspections of animal breeding operations in Iowa to cut down on abuses has been signed by Gov. Chet Culver.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:48:24 CST
After weeks of mystery, work crews have determined why a pothole kept reappearing near the Johnson County Courthouse.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:58:41 CST
Officials are investigating the death of an elderly woman who apparently drowned after falling into a well on a farm in southeast Iowa.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:14:32 CST
Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum is telling Iowa evangelicals that he was once a "pro-life fraud" who only gave lip service to the abortion issue. Now he's calling himself a national anti-abortion leader.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:37:40 CST
Former Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday that he's willing to join in three campaign debates with his Republican gubernatorial rivals ahead of the June 8 primary.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:19:43 CST
Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday that the Iowa Transportation Commission has approved as much as $1 million for the study of Chicago to Omaha passenger rail service through Iowa.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:52:20 CST
Forecasters said Tuesday that a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream dipping deep into Tornado Alley could lead to an active spring for tornadoes.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:59:59 CST
Des Moines police said Tuesday that they would continue to investigate a stabbing despite the victim's preference not to file charges.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:25:27 CST
Joe Hrdlicka has stepped down after serving as Iowa Lottery's vice president of marketing for more than a decade.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:39:47 CST
The Iowa Transportation Commission authorized $12 million in additional funding for statewide roadway maintenance on Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:01:07 CST
Iowa business owners are being urged to prepare for potential flooding this season.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:37:03 CST
Emergency managers in Pottawattamie County have some serious flood concerns. Specifically, they are worried about a dam that holds back floods from inundating downtown Council Bluffs.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:08:41 CST
Authorities said a teenager walking on Interstate 380 died after he was hit by a car near Urbana in eastern Iowa.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:17:45 CST
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