Ankeny News

Mike Wolfe the creator and star of the "American Pickers" show on the History channel is making stops in the Des Moines metro area Thursday.

Since the new High Trestle Trail opened, Ankeny has been seeing more bike traffic through town and the city is now taking advantage of it.

Ben McMillan and Zach Sharpe are members of the Iowa Storm Chasing Network. They are joined by KCCI weather technology coordinator and weathercaster Frank Scaglione at the Super Doppler radar tower located north of Ankeny.

The Ankeny school district is growing at rate of more than 3-hundred kids every year and it's running out of classroom space.

Prosecutors have dropped a vehicular homicide charge against an Ankeny man accused in a crash that killed two children, saying the man is not mentally competent to stand trial and likely never will be.

Held in check offensively from start to finish, the Dodgers dropped an 8-0 decision to third-ranked Johnston inside Dodger Stadium.

Records are always made to be broken. We have two days of insane weather totals to prove we can get it all in Iowa.

Police are asking for the public's help finding two suspects using checks stolen in a February home invasion.

West First Street and Northwest Irvinedale Drive, April 18 -- A 20-year-old Ankeny woman was arrested for eluding and speeding.

On any normal day this place would be a racket, with kids getting hands on experience, seeing what life was like for early Iowa settlers.

What you need to know to start your day, including weather, police radar locations and road closures: Wintry precipitation will last much of the today, with a mix of ice and rain arriving in Des Moines around mid-morning before switching over to snow.

He talked about the importance of following laws and being a good citizen. He brought his patrol car to school and let the kids peek inside.

Chandler Evans, 48, and two partners will open a wheel-themed restaurant and pub at 106 SW.

Area Village Inn restaurants are getting face-lifts. Cosmetic changes to the insides and outsides of the eateries are being completed on a staggered schedule.

COMING SOON THIS SUMMER Wheelhouse Pizzeria and Pub: The wheel-themed restaurant and pub will open in mid-May at 106 S.W. State St.

Visual Adrenaline, Ankeny High School's varsity show choir, placed third in the national championship competition Saturday.

What you need to know to start your day, including weather, police radar locations and road closures: It keeps getting hotter -- for now.

Work has begun on phase two of the Southwest Irvinedale Drive reconstruction and finishing touches are being added to the first round of the project.

Bahnsen is a senior at East High School. He plans to attend Iowa State University this fall.

Reese Prescott, 10, Ankeny When Reese Prescott started to fall behind her classmates as a first-grader, her mother worked to get her reading skills back on track.