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Charges won’t be filed in death of child left in a car in West Des Moines

Charges won’t be filed in death of child left in a car in West Des Moines

By Kayla James Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — West Des Moines police say no charges will be filed following a child’s death after being left in a vehicle last month. KCCI did reach out to the Polk County...

Iowa allocated $11,272,300 in food assistance program for Clinton County residents in 2024

Iowa allocated $11,272,300 in food assistance program for Clinton County residents in 2024

Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedInCory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedIn Clinton County residents received a total of...

Iowa conservation group sues Trump administration over frozen AmeriCorps funding 

Iowa conservation group sues Trump administration over frozen AmeriCorps funding 

Members of Bur Oak Land Trust’s AmeriCorps crew clear downed trees from the historic Rochester Cemetery in Cedar County after a storm, June 2025. — via Bur Oak Land Trust on Facebook Bur Oak Land Trust, an Iowa City-based nonprofit, joined more...

Hospitals on the brink

Hospitals on the brink

Over the past four years, a combination of financial challenges have put New Mexico’s rural hospitals on edge. Declining populations and low reimbursement rates for Medicaid and Medicare patients, who are over-represented in small towns, have made...

Iowa State vs. Kansas State Best College Football Prop Bets for Week 0

Iowa State vs. Kansas State Best College Football Prop Bets for Week 0

The 2025 college football season will kick off with a ranked matchup between No. 22 Iowa State against No. 17 Kansas State in a showdown in Ireland. You can read our full betting preview for the game here, but in this article, we're going to focus...

Iowans are warned about keeping safety first with ATVs and UTVs

Iowans are warned about keeping safety first with ATVs and UTVs

Seven people have died on ATVs and UTVs in Iowa so far this year, with dozens hurt, prompting a healthcare professional to offer some safety reminders about the powerful machines. Megan Anderson, a trauma injury prevention coordinator at Emplify...

Iowa Attorney General determines officer-involved shooting in Tama to be justified

Iowa Attorney General determines officer-involved shooting in Tama to be justified

TAMA COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird determined an officer-involved shooting in Tama County was legally justified. On July 5, Tama County dispatchers received a 911 call from a person requesting a welfare check on Logan...

Iowa attorney general: Officer-involved shooting in Tama was justified

Iowa attorney general: Officer-involved shooting in Tama was justified

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office issued a report Friday concluding that a fatal officer-involved shooting in Tama County in July, in which a man told...

Des Moines Public Schools starts school year with 13 new principals

Des Moines Public Schools starts school year with 13 new principals

Des Moines Public Schools has 13 new principals for the 2025-26 school year. One principal was hired on an interim basis. The new administrators come at a time when the district is undergoing an overhaul due to Reimagining Education. Thirteen new...

Iowa AG’s office concludes that police shooting of Tama man was justified

Iowa AG’s office concludes that police shooting of Tama man was justified

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — A photo of the Glock style airsoft gun Logan Kurth wielded and pointed at officers before he was shot and killed by Toledo Police Lt. Nathan Wunn on July 5. TAMA — In a report released on Friday, the Iowa Attorney General’s...

Fatal Police Shooting Justified By Iowa Attorney General

Fatal Police Shooting Justified By Iowa Attorney General

(Des Moines, IA) -- A fatal shooting of a Tama man by a police officer is being legally justified by the Iowa Attorney General. Law enforcement in Tama County were notified on July 5th that Logan Kurth was intoxicated, had a gun and was...

You, central Iowans, helped us meet this summer's water challenges

You, central Iowans, helped us meet this summer's water challenges

Jody Smith is the chairman of Central Iowa Water Works Board of Trustees, the regional authority responsible for the treatment of drinking water, serving more than 600,000 people in central Iowa. With Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) having lifted...

Congressman Van Orden Hailed a Hero After Saving Injured Boy in Fiery Iowa Crash — Wis. Afternoon News

Congressman Van Orden Hailed a Hero After Saving Injured Boy in Fiery Iowa Crash — Wis. Afternoon News

Iowa County, Iowa – U.S. Congressman Derek Van Orden is being recognized for his heroic actions after saving an 11-year-old boy from a devastating crash on Interstate 35 in Iowa over the weekend. In an exclusive interview, the Republican Wisconsin...

Iowa State vs. Kansas State picks, odds for college football Week 0

Iowa State vs. Kansas State picks, odds for college football Week 0

Looking to begin the season in style, No. 21 Iowa State faces No. 20 Kansas State at 11 a.m. CT Saturday inside Ireland's Aviva Stadium. ESPN will televise the contest. All eyes will be on this ranked matchup in Week 0, which will quite literally...

5 most important players in Iowa State vs. Kansas State Week 0 game

5 most important players in Iowa State vs. Kansas State Week 0 game

Farmageddon is less than 24 hours away as the kickoff of the 2025 college football season has arrived. The No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones take on the No. 22 Kansas State Wildcats from Dublin, Ireland, in Aviva Stadium as part of the Aer Lingus College...

Muscatine Community College unveils wellness rooms to promote mental health awareness

Muscatine Community College unveils wellness rooms to promote mental health awareness

The wellness rooms are designed as an open comfort space for students. There's a plan to offer similar spaces at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges' other locations. Author: wqad.com Published: 1:23 PM CDT August 22, 2025 Updated: 1:23 PM CDT August...

Behind the scenes of the biggest logistical challenge in Iowa State football history

Behind the scenes of the biggest logistical challenge in Iowa State football history

AMES — Whenever a stranger asks Skip Brabenec what he does for a living, it’s hard to explain his job. Most people don’t fathom the magnitude of what it takes to operate a college football program. Brabenec is Iowa State’s Assistant AD for...

Buchanan County residents in Iowa received $2,197,177 in food assistance in 2024

Buchanan County residents in Iowa received $2,197,177 in food assistance in 2024

Sarah Reisetter, Chief of Compliance of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedInSarah Reisetter, Chief of Compliance of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedIn Buchanan County residents received a total of $2,197,177 through the...

Iowa nonprofit joins suit as White House ignores AmeriCorps injunction

Iowa nonprofit joins suit as White House ignores AmeriCorps injunction

Several nonprofits, including Iowa’s Bur Oak Land Trust, are suing the Trump administration for withholding AmeriCorps funding. A preliminary injunction ordered restoration of the funds, but the Office of Management and Budget is allegedly still...

Gymnastics Coach at Renowned Iowa Gym Accused of Sexual Abuse

Gymnastics Coach at Renowned Iowa Gym Accused of Sexual Abuse

The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow”...

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