Teen to testify against co-defendant in Iowa teacher's death
One of two teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher will testify against his co-defendant.
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One of two teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher will testify against his co-defendant.
Police said a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed, and 49-year-old William Holmes, the founder and CEO of the program Starts Right Here, was wounded.
Governor Kim Reynolds called the decision "a significant victory" on Friday.
Police have confirmed that human remains found at a homeless camp near downtown Des Moines was the result of a homicide. Station KCCI reports that police confirmed the homicide investigation Friday.
A state board has approved a measure that expands the number of medical conditions that can legally be treated by medical marijuana in Iowa, but rejected several other conditions. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board voted Friday to allow those with chronic pain to have legal access to medical marijuana.
Rescuers had to help several people who became stuck in their cars after the water rose around them, and at least one car caught fire after an electrical wire fell on it.
The 25 homicides last year in Iowa's largest city is the greatest amount since 1978, when 27 people were killed.
Authorities say customs officials near the Canadian border have taken into custody a man suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend in a suburb of Des Moines.
Authorities have charged the mother of an infant who died on a changing table in Des Moines.
Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments apologizing for prior run-ins, saying his "dark days" were over and praising police as "absolute heroes."
Police are investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Des Moines.
Des Moines airport officials will have to spend up to $100,000 to build a room for service dogs to relieve themselves inside the terminal.
Authorities say an Iowa man was killed and another was injured in an early morning car crash. Des Moines police say they were called to the single vehicle crash around 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
A gay bar has been vandalized again in Des Moines' East Village district. The Blazing Saddle co-owner Chris Bullen says a security recording shows a man tossing rocks and breaking a window a little after 4 a.m. Thursday. No injuries have been reported. The replacement window will cost a little under $200.
A Des Moines public high school has opened two gender-neutral bathrooms for students and staffers. Theodore Roosevelt High School principal Kevin Biggs said Tuesday that two staff-only, single-toilet bathrooms no longer have symbols for males or females.
The Department of Public Health announced Friday that the female victim, who wasn't named, tested positive for the virus. The agency says she's between 61 and 80 years old and had traveled in Central America, where the disease is being transmitted.
A man in southern Iowa has been charged with sexually assaulting a 2-month-old girl.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were locked in a tight battle in Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses Monday as the two rivals offered Americans a stark choice between political pragmatism and revolution. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, unable to turn it into a three-way race, ended his quest for the nomination.
After a long year of campaigning, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates face voters for the first time, battling in Iowa Monday for a boost toward the White House — or in many cases, simply a reason to stay in the race.
The 9th-through-12th graders will be observing and volunteering at the caucuses. They'll knock on doors in Des Moines neighborhoods, work at campaign headquarters and get a chance to interact with the candidates.
It's the No. 1 question headed into the primary season: Does Donald Trump merely have fans, or does the national front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination have voters who will mobilize come caucus day?
Three weeks before Iowa kicks off the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters in the state, along with concern, though not panic, among the party professionals who believe both are unelectable in November against the Democratic nominee.
Authorities say the driver and the only passenger on board escaped unharmed after a municipal bus caught fire in Des Moines. The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority says the driver noticed smoke coming from the engine around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Using a savvy social media campaign, in-person pleas and pithy T-shirts, three Iowa high school students have successfully lobbied Hillary Clinton to visit their small town.
Iowa Western Community College is offering a pilot housing program that aims to help transgender students feel more comfortable. The Des Moines Register reports students were given the option this year of joining the program, which assigns them to a roommate based on their gender identity or expression rather than their legal sex.
