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The Salvation Army in Des Moines is warning Iowa residents to be on the lookout for fundraising scams that claim to be helping in the effort to help tornado victims in Oklahoma. More>>
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency says the USDA has included six southeast Iowa counties as part of a presidential major disaster designation that could help farmers who suffered damage in recent severe storms. More>>
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says about 49,000 gallons of ethanol leaked from railroad tanker cars after a derailment east of Charles City. More>>
Fifteen year old Kathlynn Shepard has been missing since Monday. Rescuers are still searching, but changing gears. More>>
DCI releases new information about how they'll continue investigation.
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Friday marks the fifth day of the search for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. More>>
Millions of Americans are going to be hitting the road this holiday weekend. AAA says that more than 32 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles. More>>
A Polk County jury has convicted a Mississippi man of first-degree murder in the death of a Des Moines woman whose body was found in her apartment. More>>
Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State University fell apart earlier this year. More>>
Multiple sources are reporting longtime Hawkeyes radio broadcaster Jim Zabel has passed away. More>>
Federal agents have arrested the manager of a Pleasant Hill restaurant on charges of distribution of child pornography. More>>
Two people have been arrested and charged in the burglary of a central Iowa police officer's home, during which the officer's gun was stolen. More>>
Washington State Bridge collapses sending cars, people into river below More>>
Church groups, Des Moines Police and community organizations all came to an emergency meeting at Evelyn Davis Park to try and find a solution for recent violence. More>>
The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for families whose children are getting treatment at local hospitals. More>>
Investigators released multiple pieces of information that are key to the investigation. Most importantly, they found blood. DNA tests prove it belongs to Kathlynn. More>>
Des Moines Water Works announced the Des Moines and Racoon Rivers are too polluted to keep using for drinking water. More>>
Iowa investigators say the discovery of blood of a missing 15-year-old girl has diminished hope of finding her alive. More>>
Authorities say a woman suspected of drunken driving drove her car off an interstate overpass in West Des Moines before rolling down an embankment. More>>
An Iowa police chief says a dozen investigators are looking into whether the suspect in Monday's kidnapping of two girls is connected to last year's slaying of two cousins who vanished 90 miles away. More>>
For the first time, we're hearing from "Dezi," Kathlynn's friend and fellow victim. More>>
Iowa lawmakers have adjourned the 2013 session after reaching deals to cut property taxes, revise education policy and provide health care for low-income residents. More>>
Due to the recent historic nitrate concentrations found in the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers, Des Moines Water Works is not currently pulling water from either river. More>>
Two southwestern Iowa residents have been arrested, accused of shooting four dogs to death. More>>
An elderly northwestern Iowa man has died in a tractor accident. More>>
Education reform hung over the Iowa Statehouse for the entire session, but three weeks into overtime and Iowans finally get a result. More>>
Since Monday, the town of Dayton and surrounding communities have come together to find Kathlynn Shepard. This is something that has shaken the entire area, something they never expected. More>>
If you have any information related to the disappearance of 15 year old Kathlynn Shepard, please contact law enforcement immediately. More>>
Boy Scout groups all over the nation will come to Texas to make a crucial vote on whether to lift the ban on openly gay scouts and leaders. More>>
Many Memorial Day travelers will be heading to campgrounds like Walnut Woods State Park outside Des Moines.
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Iowa lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to accept federal funding to provide health care coverage to low-income residents. More>>
A federal judge in Des Moines has ordered a 3-year-old girl at the center of an international custody dispute returned to Sweden after concluding the child is being wrongfully kept in Iowa by her mother. More>>
The West Des Moines school board has named an interim superintendent. More>>
A former attorney for the city of Indianola has been arrested on charges of filing nearly $91,000 in overbillings during a six-year period. More>>
A state lawmaker says legislators have a tentative education policy deal that would provide additional school funding. More>>
The search for a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted Monday after getting off her school bus was continuing Wednesday morning near Dayton in northern Iowa. More>>
The University of Iowa's vice president for research is expected to urge Congress to support funding to help develop the next generation of ultrafast supercomputers. More>>
The investigation is still ongoing, so law enforcement can't put all of the information out there about 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard's disappearance. More>>
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