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Katy Perry’s mom showed up at her Des Moines show and made awkward Iowa jokes
Katy Perry’s mom thinks she’s got jokes. Brought on stage in Des Moines by her pop star daughter Saturday night, Mary Hudson ...
Another central Iowa city moves trick-or-treating from Beggars' Night to Halloween
For 80 years, many central Iowa communities scheduled trick-or-treating on Oct. 30, which has come to be known as Beggars' ...
Near-record nitrate levels in Des Moines, Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking water
Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record level of ...
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill allowing synthetic psilocybin prescriptions. What's next for the legislation?
Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed legislation last week that would have allowed doctors to prescribe synthetic psilocybin — the active component of "magic mushrooms" — in Iowa if the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Central Iowa Water Works reveals how it will address high nitrate levels in the future
Central Iowa Water Works shared its plan to build new facilities and expand capacity at current facilities during a Tuesday ...
Des Moines pizza pioneer Abbie Polito dies at age 101; opened restaurant in 1952
Abbie Polito, who started La Pizza House on Des Moines' southeast side with the late Russell Peel, has died at the age of 101 ...
Des Moines police investigating after child was hit by a car Tuesday morning
A child suffered "serious injuries" after being hit by a car Tuesday morning, police said in a press release. DES MOINES, ...
National Speech and Debate Tournament to boost Des Moines’ economy by millions
The National Speech and Debate Tournament officially kicks off on Monday with thousands of students from across the country ...
Meet the 2025 Des Moines Register Essential Restaurants
What are the best restaurants in Des Moines? These entries from the Des Moines Register's Essential Restaurants list won't ...
Shooting in Des Moines sends one to hospital, police secure scene
DES MOINES, Iowa — One person is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Des Moines Sunday ...
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Des Moines County woman gets 5 years probation in fraud, arson case
DES MOINES Co., Iowa (KWQC) - A woman has been sentenced in a fraud, arson case out of Des Moines County. Heather Dawson, 36, pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulent submission to an insurer, a class D ...
Plan to convert downtown Des Moines hotel into affordable housing falls through
A plan to turn a downtown hotel into a housing complex is no longer in the cards.Greater Des Moines Supportive Housing announced the plan to redevelop the Holiday Inn at Sixth Avenue and Interstate ...