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 […]

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

Between the massive cranes, construction projects and the hubbub of activity, it's hard to miss Des Moines International Airport. But, just in case, the airport is erecting a sign with 20-foot-tall letters representing its assigned airport code: DSM.

Basi Affia can take you to another world, a universe set 300 years in the future, where Earth is known as Alkebulan, the Kupaa Initiative is expanding humanity and Astral Knights battle a villain in outer space. And all of the main characters are Black.

Things to do this weekend include country music from Ella Langley and Aaron Watson, jazz from Judy Carmichael, and the corn-bred comedy "Shucked."

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.

The auditor’s investigation identified $436,180 worth of improper and unsupported disbursements, including $324,586 in payments that were routed to an administrator personally.

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,

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.

A Des Moines microbrewery is one of 20 finalists for USA TODAY's 10Best's list of best brewpub. Readers can help it win first place.

Digging into the numbers from Iowa's fiscal-year 2024 report shows an enormous increase in basketball income and spending on the women's side.