West Des Moines News

Katelyn Behounek, a senior at South Tama County High School has been selected as a winner of an all expense paid educational trip to Washington.

Abelardo's Authentic Mexican Food opened in the summer of 2011 in the old Hardee's location at 2510 Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines.

WATERLOO Students represented Ellsworth Community College proudly last week at the 2012 Iowa Postsecondary Agricultural Student Spring Leadership Conference held in Waterloo.

Property management at Sun Prairie Apartments in West Des Moines has threatened eviction if their tenants keep feeding the geese.

West Des Moines school officials say tweets and Facebook comments are behind assaults made by two students.

Dave Swenson, an Iowa State University economist, conducted an analysis that shows Iowa's 10 largest cities make up only 29 percent of the population, but they generate 36 percent of the jobs in the state and 39 percent of the state's gross domestic product.

"What we really need in our search for truth is a commodity that used to be at the heart of good... WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Liberty Bank has made a deal to sell four locations in northwest Iowa as part of its effort to meet demands from regulators.

A lawsuit against a company led by Royals legend George Brett alleges that the firm misrepresented the health benefits of wearing its jewelry.The lawsuit resembles legal action last year that crushed a leader of the so-called “performance jewelry” industry.Lawyers filed suit Monday in federal court in Des Moines, alleging that Brett Bros.

Reversals in politics are typically cast as character blights. So for politicians preparing major flip-flops, the best defense is often a character-defining offense.A Mitt Romney loves to tell a story about his principled realization that abortion should be outlawed, despite his previous promise to keep it legal as an example of his own moral ... (more)

West Des Moines school officials say tweets and Facebook comments are behind assaults made by two students.

West Des Moines police have charged a Valley High School student with assault and disorderly conduct after an attack in the school's cafeteria last Thursday.

Architectural renderings of the proposed $40 million StereoType concert venue to be built in Altoona were created by Channing Swanson of HLKB Architectural in Des Moines.

The trial of a man accused of shooting another man in a road rage incident is underway.

A new breed of synthetic marijuana and bath salts is showing up on the internet and in convenience stores.

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has moved to allow public comment on a tax increase proposal at the end of February.

DES MOINES - Drivers who want to know about traffic cameras face a hodgepodge of laws across the country concerning their use.

Weinberg, a freshman from West Des Moines, won both the 100 and 1,000 freestyle events in a 123-50 victory over Coe Jan.

At True Value in West Des Moines, sales numbers are way behind in all winter products.

Ashley Lee and Nicklaus Bleimehl of West Des Moines, Iowa, announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Nicole Bleimehl, on Dec.

A suspect in several West Des Moines burglaries led police on a foot chase through a Clive neighborhood, went into a house and asked for a woman's help Tuesday, authorities said, before he swallowed... "I saw a vehicle drive through the house and it took mom with it," Leanna Gerald told the jury.