Des Moines News

DES MOINES, Iowa a ' Plans for a Michael Jackson statue made of butter are churning up so many comments that Iowa State Fair organizers are putting the proposal to a vote.

By: Tiffany Tauscheck, 30 Job: Vice president of marketing for the Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Bureau 1. HITTING THE TRAILS.

A group of Des Moines ministers say they will open a school offering Christian instruction they hope will appeal to low-income families.

A charge of child endangerment has been filed against a Des Moines man for allegedly picking up a small child by one arm and throwing him onto a couch.

A shooting victim taken to a Des Moines hospital early Wednesday was in serious condition.

A homeless man who wanted to go to jail is where he wanted to be today, thanks to a law that says a person can not file a false report.

If you were anywhere near the open-air stage where Public Enemy was doing its gig last Friday night, you were probably either dancing or fighting the urge to.

The economy has put a damper on a lot of Iowa families' plans for vacations this summer, but, Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge says she has a solution.

A settlement of a dispute between Des Moines sports talk personality Marty Tirrell and his former employer has been reached - clearing the way for an earlier return to radio, Tirrell's lawyer said Tuesday.

Assault suspect David Verle Smith, 56, was asleep when Des Moines police arrived to investigate a report of domestic assault at 2219 South Union Street early today.

Chicago police are investigating the weekend shooting death of two men, including one from Iowa, in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city's south side.

The following West Des Moines students were named Presidential Scholars at AIB College of Business: M. Crutison, Tyler Kern, Bruce Remmey and Nora Tran.

The driver of a pickup truck ran a downtown traffic light before he slammed into an elderly woman's car Monday, then drove down the street in reverse and plowed into a utility pole and several cars in a parking lot, Des Moines police said.

Burglars broke into two Des Moines businesses early this morning, gaining entry in each case by throwing rocks at glass.

From staff reports Valley Junction seeks craft vendors The Historic Valley Junction Foundation seeks artists and crafters to participate in its annual Fall Art Market, which is set for Sept.

Associated Press - July 5, 2009 5:54 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Police in Des Moines have arrested a Chicago man on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of 2 women who were hit by an SUV.

The following is Des Moines Police Officer Ryan Mann's written narrative of the scene that he and his partner, Officer Jeff Robinson, encountered at 21st Street and Forest Avenue: 'At 18:51 hours on 4 July 2009 Officer Robinson and myself were dispatched on a report of a fight in progress at 21st and Forest involving approximately 50 people.

On July 7, 1930, as the Great Depression tightened its grip on America, the Des Moines City Council voted to pass an 'ordinance to provide for prohibition, license, regulation and supervision of public dances within the city of Des Moines.' Nearly 80 years later, a group of cultural advocates is petitioning the council to overturn the ordinance, ...

The 16th annual O'Donnell and Friends Open at Toad Valley Golf Course this year raised some $60,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa and Shoes that Fit.

Des Moines police have asked for the public's help in finding a man who went missing Friday.