WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) — Two garbage collectors were lucky to walk away uninjured after a trash can exploded Wednesday during their morning pickup route. The City of Whitehall released video on their Facebook page of two Local Waste employees going through their normal trash pickup routine. Both then encountered a shocking boom. One of the […]

A Des Moines man was arrested and charged for grooming and sexual abuse after allegedly luring a girl away from her home on Wednesday.

Two Des Moines resettlement agencies say they will serve the 309 new arrivals they already welcomed to Iowa, despite a federal stop work order.

Here are where a dozen Des Moines area Iowa high school football players signed during the December signing day period.

Food, beverage and restroom facilities are temporarily unavailable on Concourses A and C as of Friday morning.

DES MOINES, Iowa- Non-profit organizations in Iowa are moving forward “cautiously optimistic” after a roller coaster ride over the past few days. “I just… I was at a loss,” said Kimberly Grandstaff. “I couldn’t believe that this would happen.

A DES MOINES RESTAURANT HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PRESTIGIOUS JAMES BEARD AWARD. SIMONS IS RECOGNIZED IN THE OUTSTANDING HOSPITALITY CATEGORY, ALONG WITH 20 OTHER RESTAURANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE THE RESTAURANTS THAT THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION,

Caribou Coffee expands its central Iowa footprint with two new locations. The first opened on Wednesday at the intersection of Keosauqua Way and Crocker Street, just off I-235. T his marks the second location to open in Iowa within the last year and makes 16 in the Des Moines metro.

A spokesperson for the Des Moines Fire Department told Local 5 a call came in around 9:50 a.m., reporting flames and smoke coming from Help a Mind Thrive, Keep a Book, a used bookstore and donation center. No one was in the building when the fire started, the spokesperson said.

Des Moines Area Community College's fourth and longest-serving president, Rob Denson, is retiring after 22 years at the helm of the now 12-location, nearly 22,000-student institution.

As of 7:15 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation is not reporting any incidents on roads in Central Iowa. Your roads remain dry throughout your morning commute, but evening commuters could be seeing slippery road conditions on the drive home this evening as rain moves into Central Iowa. You can see the latest traffic updates here.

Firefighters are on the scene at a southside Des Moines used bookstore after passersby reported flames coming from the building. Capt. Stacia Swanson of the Des Moines