Top Des Moines Area Local News Stories
Source: KCCI.com - Local News
The Iowa Department of Transportation said Tuesday that Iowans can expect widespread frost overnight, which may cause roads and bridges to become slick several hours before new snow begins on Wednesday morning.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:03:05 CST
An Iowa woman said she was scared when total strangers started calling her in the middle of the night responding to an online ad that she didn't know anything about.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:09:11 CST
Marshall County could become the first county in Iowa to ban cell phones while driving, meaning no talking or texting.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:08:51 CST
Authorities said Tuesday that a 2-year-old Iowa boy somehow got outside of a relative's home in Wibaux, Mont., on Christmas Eve and died of exposure as family members slept.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:09:10 CST
Police said a 22-year-old Lincoln, Neb., man has been accused of running a cat through the spin cycle of a washing machine.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:44:22 CST
DirecTV customers started receiving word Monday that their rates will increase in 2010.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:14:27 CST
Gov. Chet Culver announced Monday that he hired a new director of economic development, but critics said something big was left out of the interview, discussion of the state tax credits for film companies.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:14:12 CST
A Republican candidate for governor called for a tougher state law against drinking and driving on Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:22 CST
The Iowa Department of Public Safety's Iowa State Patrol Division said state troopers were involved in at least 252 motorist assists during the holiday storm.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:49:25 CST
Local organizers of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign said they saw a surge over the past week.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:27:11 CST
Republican congressman Steve King of Iowa said Tuesday that he thinks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:06:16 CST
Iowa Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday that their crews have been called to provide emergency assistance to some western Iowa counties hard hit by the Christmas storm.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:10:52 CST
A Waterloo liquor store clerk has been shot during an early morning robbery on Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:02:16 CST
The Des Moines Business Record reported Tuesday that more than 600 new stuffed animals have been donated to Broadlawns Medical Center.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:55:45 CST
You'll have to wait one more week before tossing your Christmas tree in most metro communities. Metro Waste Authority said Christmas tree collection in most area towns will take place the week of January 4.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:24:35 CST
Authorities in Black Hawk County said Dunkerton Fire and Rescue crews managed to save two teenagers whose snowmobiles fell through the ice on a local creek.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:52:58 CST
The heavy snow led to another roof collapse in the Omaha metro Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:48:54 CST
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