Des Moines starts Thursday with clouds, drizzle chances and gusty northwest winds. A sunny warmup arrives this weekend and lasts into early next week.

Atrum Brewing is eyeing a mid-December soft opening in the historic former bank building at 114 E. Fourth St.

A University of Iowa Campus Safety alert described a suspect asking for a hug before touching a victim inappropriately near east-side dorms on October 30, 2026.

A Union Pacific train derailed between Des Moines and Carlisle, but officials say roads stayed open and no one was hurt.

Sueño Flavors of Mexico has hung its sign at the old Edgewood Road building, but no opening date yet.

Deere is shifting windrower and baler production to Ankeny before shutting its 115-year-old Ottumwa plant for good.

Deanna May's BAC was reportedly .239 — nearly three times the legal limit — when a three-vehicle crash killed Linda Fristoe near Bondurant.

Tommy Birch was jailed Sunday after allegedly breaking a no-contact order tied to an April harassment charge.

Dubuque pastor and state lawmaker Lindsay James beat Republican Joe Mitchell in a district that leaned red for years.

A Moulton man and his young passenger were badly hurt in a Highway 2 crash that killed the other driver near Bloomfield.

Early tallies show strong support for a new 95,000-square-foot station near Douglas Avenue and 100th Street.

Unofficial returns show Iowans favoring a measure requiring a two-thirds legislative vote to raise income taxes, though final tallies remain uncertified.

Officers say the man forced his way into a neighbor's home with threats before barricading for hours in Creston.