Des Moines Public Schools to undergo overhaul, expanding preschool but closing some schools
The proposed changes include dividing the district into three regions, moving sixth-graders to elementary schools, expanding all-day preschool for 4-year-olds and creating signature schools that ...
Des Moines releases budget that's $11 million less to address deficit. What's being cut:
Des Moines has released its proposed budget for the next fiscal year, outlining what cuts are being made to address an $17 ...
Long-foreclosed Valley West Mall is finally on the market. What happens next?
In limbo since its 2022 foreclosure, Valley West Mall in West Des Moines is finally for sale. What does the future hold for ...
Meet Sadie Trytten, new executive director of Neighborhood Development Corp. in Des Moines
The nonprofit's board of directors voted for Sadie Trytten to replace Abbey Gilroy, who led NDC for 13 years before stepping ...
Reagan remembered Birdland Pool in visit to Des Moines in 1984
DES MOINES, Iowa — Advocates of a possibly-endangered Des Moines landmark are urging city leaders to consider two things ...
City council rezones Des Moines property to make way for controversial rowhome development
Des Moines city council members approved rezoning a one-acre plot along Grand Avenue despite widespread objections from neighborhood residents. Developer Adam Sieren of ...
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Without a sustainability office, could Des Moines be leaving grant money on the table?
Environmental advocates and community members are continuing to pressure Des Moines leaders to reinstate the city's sustainability office, claiming that its absence leaves the city's climate ...
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Des Moines enforces new camping ordinance with goal to aid homeless
NOW. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. THE CITY OF DES MOINES SAYS IT WILL START ENFORCING ITS NEW CAMPING ORDINANCE TODAY. IT WILL REMOVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS FROM CAMPS AND OTHER LOCATIONS ...
This family-operated Des Moines furniture store is opening a 2nd location in eastern Iowa
Family-operated Homemakers Furniture will open its second location in Tiffin, creating 200 jobs in Johnson County. What else ...
Iowa weather: List of school closings Wednesday
Several central Iowa schools, including Des Moines, have already started announcing closures ahead of Wednesday's snowstorm.
Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer
A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller ...
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High School Basketball: Mason City takes Iowa Alliance doubleheader from East
In Iowa Alliance Conference North division action, Mason City traveled to Waterloo East Tuesday night for a girl-boy ...