Iowa Cities, Counties Worry About Road Salt Supply

18 August 2008, 3:14 pm

August 17, 2008--With winter still being months away, some Iowa cities and counties are already worrying they won't have enough road salt for next winter.... read more

6-year-old shot in southeast Des Moines

18 August 2008, 6:59 am

A 6-year-old boy was shot this afternoon on Des Moines' southeast side. Police were called to 2780 Easter Lake Drive shortly after 5 p.m. The boy was alert and conscious when he was taken to Blank Children's ...... read more

Bridge identified as a possibility

17 August 2008, 10:48 pm

The Scotch Ridge Center steering committee hopes that an unused Warren County bridge can be moved from its often-waterlogged location to become a pedestrian bridge for the center.... read more

A dog for all seasons; a dog unkindly cut; and dogging those Iowa leadfoots

17 August 2008, 2:30 pm

A rose to the fans of WHO's "Floppy Show" who talked the Iowa State Fair into honoring the puppet.... read more

Drake Professor R. Dean Wright Dies

17 August 2008, 6:21 am

He was 69. The Des Moines university announced that Wright died on Friday. He joined the Drake faculty in 1971 after earning his bachelor's degree from Pittsburgh State University and his Ph.D. from the ...... read more

D.M. attack attributed to man's jealousy

16 August 2008, 10:17 pm

Jealousy apparently drove a Des Moines man to attack a woman and her grandson with a steak knife Friday night, according to Des Moines police.... read more