Top Des Moines Area Local News Stories
Source: KCCI.com - Local News
Lawmakers have given final approval Thursday to a measure that forces those convicted of domestic abuse to give up their guns.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:48 CST
A panel charged with projecting that state of Iowa's future finances announced Thursday that they expect flat earnings in the next two fiscal years.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:51:24 CST
Close to 500 people packed into the Iowa Capital building Thursday morning to protest education funding cuts.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:55:22 CST
Des Moines authorities said a man who tried to hang himself after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a bat has died.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:11 CST
An Omaha woman who ran into an icy pond to rescue two boys who had fallen through the ice said the cold water felt like it was crushing her.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:54 CST
Southeast Polk High School has suspended a starting player on the boys' basketball team while the Rams play in the state tournament.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:09:06 CST
Forecast break down by hour.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:36 CST
A Cedar Rapids man convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:08:44 CST
Legislative Democrats said Thursday that they would slash spending on state tax credits by $115 million and put in place new oversight for programs that remain.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:22 CST
Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:49 CST
Pending home sales in the Des Moines area were 25 percent higher in February than in February 2009.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:55:29 CST
Two members of President Obama's cabinet will travel to Ankeny on Friday to hear concerns about consolidation and competition within the agricultural industry.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:11 CST
Hundreds of Iowa National Guard soldiers have started receiving their payments for extended combat duty tours in Iraq.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:15 CST
An Iowa state official said Thursday that investigators found an attack on a Web site operated by the Iowa Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management came from outside North America.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:14:03 CST
The University of Iowa is stockpiling barriers, sand, pumps and other supplies just in case of flooding in Iowa City this spring.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:50:20 CST
Flood watches and warnings remain in effect across Iowa as rivers and creeks continue to rise because of melting snow and rain.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:31:15 CST
Three central Iowa communities are competing to land the world's fastest Internet connection.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:22 CST