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A summer of wet weather has done a number on properties along Western Hills Creek in West Des Moines, and homeowners wish that the city, would step-in to help. More>>
One man is dead after a plane crash Thursday morning. The plane was pulling a banner advertisement for Agrigold near the Farm Progress show. More>>
Iowa pharmacies are all connected in the fight against meth, literally. This state just started using an electronic database to track sales of pseudoephedrine. More>>
The Polk County Jail is now using a fingerprint-identification system that flags illegal immigrant inmates and notifies federal authorities. More>>
Counties in southern Iowa are still dealing with flooding, in what has turned out to be one of the wettest summers on record in the state. More>>
Rescue crews are on the scene of a deadly plane crash in Boone County this morning. More>>
ISU's adding 11 new solar compacting trash cans More>>
A judge has suspended a 10-year prison sentence of a Charles City man accused of locking his two toddlers in their bedrooms for up to 14 hours a day for two years. More>>
Authorities say a 46-year-old man training to become a deputy died after collapsing during a training run. More>>
A drug sweep in central Iowa has resulted in several arrests in the Marshall County area. More>>
It's been years in the making. A second Ankeny high school is one step closer to a reality with a groundbreaking ceremony this evening. With 300 new students a year... More>>
Thunderstorms and heavy rains this week forced Iowa State University to close off grass parking lots for the first football game of the season. More>>
Tara Castaneda tried to give fire victims, items that they might need, using Craigslist.
But instead of victims, she ended up finding more people who wanted to help. More>>
WEST DES MOINES-- This weekend is the last major camping weekend of the summer and spots on Iowa State Parks are filling up fast. More>>
The summer of 2010 was a rainy one for Iowa, but the summer of 1993 remains Iowa's wettest on record. More>>
A former Edgewood city water tester has been sentenced to two years probation for faking drinking water test reports. More>>
A Sioux City family of five has escaped what could have been a deadly explosion at their home. More>>
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a convenience store clerk in Cedar Rapids in May. More>>
During a concert last Sunday, police got complaints about loud music coming from the Val Air. They went to the venue to see if the noise level was in compliance... More>>
A new transit hub in downtown Des Moines could help Iowa bring high speed rails to the state. More>>
Police say an explosion from a new kind of meth lab, caused an apartment fire that left dozens homeless this past Saturday. More>>
Nearly 10,000 Iowans will get federal assistance because of flood losses from summer storms. More>>
The Webster City man who was shot and critically wounded by a policeman during a traffic stop last week is a former Iowa corrections officer. More>>
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will return to Iowa this month, headlining a state Republican Party fundraiser More>>
A Waterloo resident working on her garage says she didn't expect to find a stick of dynamite. More>>
If you're in the market for a used car, you should be prepared to pay more than you would have last year. More>>
A new cell phone application will give drivers a chance to reply to text messages or phone calls without picking up the phone. More>>
A burnt-out south side apartment is considered a total loss, but one resident got an unexpected surprise, when firefighters checked her apartment today. More>>
They've helped hundreds of families but soon they'll be out of a home. More>>
Students at two Des Moines schools have been temporarily moved out of some mobile classrooms after mold was discovered. More>>
A Republican candidate for state attorney general is criticizing the Democratic incumbent for accepting a $10,000 campaign contribution in 2005 from a family now at the heart of a national egg recall. More>>
Members of the Girl Scouts are rallying to save one of their camps. More>>
Gov. Chet Culver is reminding Iowa flood victims that time is running out to apply for emergency food aid. More>>
More than half a dozen serious disaster situations in and around Central Iowa has kept the Red Cross's volunteer force, very busy this summer. More>>
STUART-- Wilson Family Farm in Stuart has seen an increase in business, ever since the recall of more than 500 million eggs nationwide. The family owned operation has about 150 hens and produces six to More>>
An explosion sparked a huge fire at a Des Moines apartment complex Saturday, and while most people did get out safely, two people were severely burned. More>>
The Diocese of Des Moines wants its money back after thieves stole more than half a million dollars from their bank accounts. More>>
A local businessman arrested while trying to protect his property, is upset with police. And he says they're not doing enough to stop the real criminals.
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The damage to Ledges State Park is worse than after the floods of 2008 and 1993. More>>
Five women are suing an Indianola toy company over claims a co-worker and supervisor subjected them to graphic sexual comments and other harassment. More>>
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A new report shows foreclosures in Iowa have hit a record as homeowners struggle to make mortgage payments during an anemic job market. More>>
Webster City police say an officer shot and wounded a man who allegedly pulled a gun during a traffic stop. More>>
Des Moines city leaders say some criminals are taking advantage of Iowans in a vulnerable state; flood victims. Just in the last few days, several scams have been reported in some of these flooded areas, More>>
The Xenia Rural Water District reports high levels of nitrite in the water which can be fatal to infants 6-months-old and younger. More>>
The summer's wet weather hasn't exactly created ideal conditions for winemakers in Iowa.
Including one winery, just outside Oskaloosa. More>>
A man from Woodbury County is Iowa's first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year. More>>
Last year two middle schools in Des Moines made a big change by adding a school uniform. On the first day of school today we wanted to know if the uniforms made a difference. More>>
Des Moines Police can't confirm racial motives in series of attacks at state fair. More>>
Prairie Meadows board of directors agreed to start the first phase of the twenty-one million dollar project this fall. More>>
Des Moines Police are investigating one of their own, after she tried to get one of her son's friends, out of an assault charge. More>>
JASPER COUNTY— The Iowa State Patrol will be stepping up enforcement on Interstate 80 after a string of deadly accidents. In just 10 days there has been three accidents where eight people have died in More>>
Many college students are in debt, not just because of students loans, but because of credit cards. However, some new regulations may help change that. More>>
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Lake Delhi is not eligible for public assistance to rebuild a dam that failed in July. More>>
The Iowa State Patrol is considering more troopers along a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in Jasper County where eight people died and eight others were injured in a string of accidents over a 10-day period. More>>
Iowans dealing with summer storms and flooding can now receive emergency food assistance in disaster areas. More>>
Iowa's top attorney wants Craigslist to shut down part of its website. More>>
Here's some good news for flood victims. There's now a Disaster Recovery Center in Des Moines. It's a place where people can go to find out how to get help. More>>
An Iowa State University study finds that storms and floods that hit the state in 2008 had little effect on Iowa's economy. More>>
Two Des Moines Police officers were injured and five people were arrested, after yet another fight near the State Fairgrounds, on Sunday. And now police are looking to see if race, may have played a part in all of it. More>>
Des Moines is looking for new ways to clamp down on high interest payday lenders. More>>
Daniel Duffy will appear in a Dallas County court room Tuesday. More>>
Attendance for the 2010 Iowa State Fair dipped below 1 million, breaking a streak of seven-figure attendance that went back to 2002. More>>
Iowa State University has always attracted a lot of students. But now it's breaking its own record. More>>
Gov. Chet Culver is introducing a program called "Iowans Helping Iowans'' which is intended to help families and businesses recover after the summer floods. More>>
Authorities are investigating a weekend shooting that left five people wounded after a hip-hop concert at a bar in Keokuk. More>>
Some Des Moines police officers were attacked as they broke up an unruly crowd outside the gates of the Iowa State Fair on the last night of the fair. More>>
An elementary school teacher in West Des Moines is the 2011 Iowa Teacher of the Year. More>>
A drag racer has died of injuries suffered in a crash at Eddyville Raceway Park in Oskaloosa, Iowa. More>>
Authorities say the driver of a horse-drawn buggy pulling some farm equipment was killed when the buggy was hit by a car in southern Iowa. More>>
Authorities are investigating three small fires on the campus of Dowling Catholic High School. More>>
CLIVE – The Clive police have given out more than 18,000 tickets in the past two years, and that number is expected to go up in the next year, after the city installs three new red light cameras. More>>
It's hard to believe it's the last weekend of summer for some students. Students in Urbandale start class on Monday with one big challenge, the school is in the middle of a major construction project. More>>
A second Iowa farm is recalling eggs due to salmonella poisoning. The FDA says the recall is related to an ongoing investigation of an outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people. More>>
A judge has sentenced a Des Moines woman to 50 years in prison in the death of her infant daughter. More>>
Des Moines police are adding extra officers to security duty outside the Iowa State Fair because of fights. More>>
Officials in Springville, near Cedar Rapids, say mold has been found in an elementary school. The mold was found on Thursday, and students were sent home early. More>>
A Boone teen could have lost her life on the first day of school, but instead walked away with just minor injuries, after a truck plowed into her. More>>
Iowa is the number one egg producing state in the country, and experts say not only is this recall a big blow to the industry but the outbreak could likely grow. A salmonella outbreak out of Wright County More>>
An FDA spokeswoman said the recall of 380 million eggs from Iowa's Wright County Egg is one of the largest shell egg recalls in recent history. More>>
People living in Lacona returned home Thursday afternoon, after emergency crews stopped a leaking pipe that was spewing plumes of anhydrous ammonia into the air. More>>
Crews are busy on campus cleaning up athletic buildings damaged by flood waters. More>>
Republican congressional candidate Brad Zaun says he used "poor judgment'' in a 2001 incident that led police to tell him to stay away from an ex-girlfriend who accused him of harassing her. More>>
Initially, 228 million eggs, or the equivalent of 19 million dozen-egg cartons, were recalled by the company Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa. But that number was increased to nearly 32 million dozen-egg cartons. More>>
After wettest summer to date, running and biking trails are in rough shape. More>>
Movie released in 2011 about a butter sculptor in Iowa. More>>
The heavy rain that saturated the ground in Des Moines made last week's flooding unavoidable. More>>
Thousands of people have been affected by flooding here in Central Iowa, and it's definitely taken a heavy mental toll on many of them. More>>
A new ruling from the Iowa Supreme Court will keep the state's child-abuse registry intact after a previous ruling could have led to removing half the names. More>>
Buying books for college can cost a student hundreds of dollars. But Des Moines Area Community College found a way to cut that cost in half More>>
The mayor of Ames is calling for residents to help out neighbors who were hurt by last week's flooding. More>>
Authorities are watching a dam across the Shell Rock River in northern Iowa because it could give way. More>>
City of Pella officials are still not talking about the tragic deaths of two teen campers in the city aquatic center in July, but ABC5 received several hundred pages More>>
With water puddles scattered across central Iowa in wake of this summer's flooding, cities will start spraying for mosquitos. The city uses EPA approved chemicals but some people fear spraying chemicals in neighborhoods also sprays health risks. More>>
Most homeowners will be looking for flood relief in the form of insurance, but they might be disappointed to find out that it won't help out that much, unless they have flood insurance. More>>
An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. More>>
Colfax-Mingo High School won't start on time this year. More>>
About 20 homes in Colfax still have water up to their first floor. Many more still have flooded basements. Families who are able to get into their homes are devastated by the damage. More>>
Former Gov. Terry Branstad wants to scrap the Department of Economic Development and replace it with a public-private partnership that would be run by business professionals. More>>
Authorities have released the names of a rural western Iowa couple who died after they apparently were overcome by gas in a water well. More>>
The parents of a child who was injured by two runaway horses during a Fourth of July parade in Bellevue are suing the owner of the horses for negligence. More>>
Inspectors have red-tagged more than 40 flood-stricken homes on Des Moines' east side as unsafe to occupy. More>>
A deadly racing accident in California brings light to Iowa racing safety. We all know its very risky to be a driver, but how safe is it to watch? More>>
It will be awhile before Iowa State University knows when it will get back the "Hilton Magic". All of the water is pumped out of the coliseum but work crews still need to clean up the sludge covered mess More>>
After last week's record flooding along 4-Mile, residents hope it won't be too long, before the city buys-out even more property. More>>
Fewer people came out to the first few days of the Iowa State Fair, but the nicer weather is starting to bring in the crowds More>>
It's not easy to avoid the fried foods at the fair. They're one reason a lot of people go in the first place. But if you feel like something healthy, there are a few stands you can check out. More>>
Hundreds of people in Ames and Des Moines forced from their homes by flooding have returned to begin a massive cleanup. More>>
University of Iowa police want Hawkeye football fans to think before they drink. More>>
The Iowa State Patrol is celebrating keeping Iowans safer for 75 years. More>>
POLK COUNTY—One lane on both the north and south side of Highway 65 near Bondurant just opened Sunday afternoon, after being closed for four days because of high flood waters. When the water went down More>>
Flooded apartments and businesses along Duff Avenue got a once over from their owners today, as flood cleanup officially began. More>>
COLFAX—It's day two for the people in Colfax. The flood water has only receded a foot, as of Thursday afternoon it still remains four feet above flood stage. More>>
Emergency shelter open at Hiatt Middle School at 1214 E 15th Street in Des Moines. More>>
Residents of an east side Des Moines trailer park are picking up the pieces. More>>
The Iowa Department of Transportation is announcing that the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Ames have been reopened to traffic. More>>
Officials in Ames have set up five drinking water distribution sites as the city struggles to restore its water system after line breaks blamed on flooding. More>>
A federal judge says two women facing charges stemming from the alleged embezzlement of nearly $6 million from West Des Moines insurer Aviva USA will be tried at the same time. More>>
Ames residents had a tough day Wednesday. The flood waters are receding, but a boil order is in affect for every home and business that relies on Ames Water Service. More>>
People who live in neighborhoods near Four Mile Creek in Des Moines woke up to flooded basements and most of their belongings floating in their homes. More>>
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A total of 150 people were taken out by boat, at two trailer parks, near Four-Mile Creek. More>>
Searchers have identified the body of a teenage girl who died when raging floodwaters swept three cars off a road near Des Moines. More>>
Here is the latest flood information from the City of Des Moines More>>
COLFAX—People in the small town of Colfax are shocked at how quickly the water has risen and swept into their homes and businesses. More>>
The Ames Water Plant has shut down the water supply to the entire city due to the possibility of contamination. More>>
Three days of storms and torrential rainfall is causing record flash flooding near Ames. More>>
Up to 4 to 7 inches of additional rainfall came down quickly last night just north of Des Moines. Recent heavy rains have caused moderate to major flooding in the metro. Some of the worst hit areas are along the Fourmile Creek near Easton Blvd. More>>
Another round of thunderstorms is causing dangerous problems in Iowa. More>>
Flood waters forced the City of Ames to cut power to an apartment building leaving at least forty people without air conditioning in ninety degree heat. More>>
All the rain means a big mess for the small town of Luther. Not to mention, about half of the 150 people who live there can't flush their toilets. More>>
For the second straight night, severe and sudden rain made life miserable for residents of the Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park, this time, forcing them out of their homes. Residents say the flooding More>>
High School athletes keep practices with the heat index over 100 degrees More>>
The Iowa State Patrol says it may take several weeks to complete an investigation into the head-on crash that killed four motorcyclists on Interstate 29 in western Iowa. More>>
A former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse executive is serving his 27-year prison sentence on federal financial fraud convictions at a medium security prison in Otisville, New York. More>>
Authorities say emergency crews used boats to rescue two families from their flooded homes near Oskaloosa after a night of heavy rain. More>>
Another round of thunderstorms continues to cause flooding problems across Iowa. More>>
Heavy rains poured over river banks in Ames. Fortunately, the water already started receding Monday with no major damage. Water from Squaw Creek quickly filled up fields... More>>
From West Des Moines to Clive, Walnut Creek definitely left its mark on neighborhoods this morning. Rising to an all-time high, thanks to severe storms. More>>
Bidwell Riverside Center Serves 30,000 people a year. After a second flood this summer they need help to stay afloat More>>
Monday morning 340 of Iowa's finest said goodbye to their friends and families. More>>
Thunderstorms hit Iowa overnight with torrential rain, causing flash flooding that swamped roads and led to a campground being evacuated. More>>
The Iowa State Fair kicks off Thursday and organizers say this year is going to be bigger and better than ever. More>>
Parents driving their kids to a new Waukee school have to face a detour because the road for the school is still dirt. A wet summer did not hinder three new schools... More>>
A metro diner will not take any chances with the FDA egg recall. More>>
DES MOINES—Heading into the last day of the Iowa State Fair attendance numbers were down by the thousands. "We started off slow," said Lori Chappell, marketing director for the Iowa State Fair. "We were More>>
New credit card rules will keep you from being slammed with extra fees. The Federal Reserve rules go into effect today. More>>
Several businesses along Duff Avenue in Ames remain out of business as they recover from the August 11th flood. More>>
COLFAX-- The flood waters have finally subsided, and exposed more than 200 homes in desperate need of repair. "We lost everything," said Scott Beason, a resident of Colfax whose home sat in four feet More>>
Des Moines Police will be beefing up their presence outside the State Fair, after an unprecedented string of fights last weekend, along East 30th Street. More>>
The water is gone, but now flood victims are hit with the stress and anxiety of cleaning up. The Red Cross is there to help with resources and tips for the recovery process. More>>
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