Starting on July 1st Des Moines' cemeteries may seem a little less colorful because every pinwheel, ornament and misplaced flower will need to be removed. More>>
The NSA leaks showed us that the government can easily access our online information, but when it comes down to it, private companies may be holding the real jackpot. More>>
Sen. Tom Harkin says the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded nearly $24 million for renovations at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.More>>
Months after customers blasted the company for skyrocketing rates, Iowa's dominant health insurer says it will limit premium increases in 2014 to less than six percent for individual and small business policyholders.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:30 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:30:43 GMT
By: Sabrina AhmedSAhmed@myabc5.comTwitter.com/SabrinaAtiya There's a possible rate increase in the future for MidAmerican Energy customers, and a public hearing Monday let people tell the company how theyMore >>
A public hearing Monday let people tell the company how they feel about this.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:21 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:21:15 GMT
By Alex Schuman aschuman@myabc5.com @alexschuman Des Moines plans to call in almost their entire police force to help RAGBRAI's visit go smoothly. Thousands of bikers will arrive in Des Moines onMore >>
Police will put in extra hours and restrict who can take vacation time during RAGBRAI's two days in Des Moines.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:20:12 GMT
By: Claire Powell E-mail: cpowell@myabc5.com Twitter: @clairenpowell On Monday, it was a historic day for the Des Moines Register. After 95 years of being in the same building, they packed up theirMore >>
The paper opened their new location, located on Locust Street in downtown Des Moines.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:18 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:18:32 GMT
By: Claire Powell Email: cpowell@myabc.com Twitter: @clairenpowell The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and governors office released a smartphone app called, "The Iowa State Parks and RecreationMore >>
The guide allows Iowan's to research upcoming events, maps and parks rules and regulations.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:08:52 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Attorneys for a Des Moines doctor are asking a judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges in the overdose deaths of 10 patientsMore >>
Attorneys for a Des Moines doctor are asking a judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges in the overdose deaths of 10 patients who he had prescribed painkillers.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 1:13 PM EDT2013-06-17 17:13:26 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOICLIVE, Iowa (AP) -- A chiropractor in central Iowa has been accused of giving a young patient illegal drugs and alcohol.The Iowa Board of Chiropractic saysMore >>
The Iowa Board of Chiropractic says Cameron Hart, of Clive, also sent the patient numerous text messages that were of a sexual and graphic nature.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:51:42 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIALLISON, Iowa (AP) -- A judge has sentenced a former math teacher at a rural Iowa high school to up to five years in prison for having sexual contact withMore >>
A judge has sentenced a former math teacher at a rural Iowa high school to up to five years in prison for having sexual contact with at least three students.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 12:05 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:05:57 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad will this week sign legislation that expands low-income health care in Iowa. Branstad spokesman Tim AlbrechtMore >>
Gov. Terry Branstad will this week sign legislation that expands low-income health care in Iowa.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:50 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:50:59 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A September trial has been scheduled for a former trucker who's been ruled mentally competent for a murder trial in Des Moines.40-year-oldMore >>
A September trial has been scheduled for a former trucker who's been ruled mentally competent for a murder trial in Des Moines.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 12:17 AM EDT2013-06-17 04:17:41 GMT
by Phil Prazanpprazan@myabc5.com@PhilPrazanThe Racoon and Des Moines river converge right in downtown and anytime we get rain to the north and west, flooding might happen again. Water crashed to extremelyMore >>
The Racoon and Des Moines river converge right in downtown and anytime we get rain to the north and west, flooding might happen again.More >>
Sunday, June 16 2013 10:45 PM EDT2013-06-17 02:45:56 GMT
By Ron Marasco rmarasco@myabc5.com Iowa has the 12th largest dairy industry in the country, with more than 200,000 cows. Iowa State University's dairy has a share of those cows. But they produceMore >>
Iowa has the 12th largest dairy industry in the country, with more than 200,000 cows. Iowa State University's dairy has a share of those cows. But they produce more than just milk, they also provide valuable research.More >>
Sunday, June 16 2013 7:37 PM EDT2013-06-16 23:37:41 GMT
ABC5 Newsroom news@myabc5.com twitter.com/ABC5_WOI CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) - A boater was rescued from Clear Lake after he grew exhausted while swimming to his children. The Iowa Department of NaturalMore >>
A boater was rescued from Clear Lake after he grew exhausted while swimming to his children.More >>
Sunday, June 16 2013 11:51 AM EDT2013-06-16 15:51:04 GMT
ABC5 Newsroom news@myabc5.com twitter.com/ABC5_WOI HARLAN, Iowa (AP) - An 89-year-old man has died in a house fire in the western Iowa city of Harlan. Bernard Wolfe died in the Saturday afternoon fireMore >>
An 89-year-old man has died in a house fire in the western Iowa city of Harlan.More >>
Sunday, June 16 2013 11:47 AM EDT2013-06-16 15:47:21 GMT
ABC5 Newsroom news@myabc5.com twitter.com/ABC5_WOI DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Davenport man has been convicted of molesting two 6-year-old girls in his home in December. A Scott County jury on ThursdayMore >>
A Davenport man has been convicted of molesting two 6-year-old girls in his home in December.More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-06-16 03:57:45 GMT
by Phil Prazanpprazan@myabc5.com@PhilPrazanAfter the abduction of 15 year old Kathlynn Shepard last month and other stranger danger incidents in central Iowa, children have been learning what to do ifMore >>
After the abduction of 15 year old Kathlynn Shepard last month and other stranger danger incidents in central Iowa, children have been learning what to do if they find themselves in a dangerous situation.More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 8:13 PM EDT2013-06-16 00:13:01 GMT
ABC5 Newsroom news@myabc5.com twitter.com/ABC5_WOI DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A man has died of injuries he suffered in a fight at a Davenport park. The man was involved in a fight Thursday night at ModernMore >>
A man has died of injuries he suffered in a fight at a Davenport park.More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-06-16 00:06:39 GMT
by Phil Prazanpprazan@myabc5.com@PhilPrazanPolice responded to gun shots tonight in a metro suburb around 5:30 pm Friday evening. The surrounded an Ankeny apartment complex and found an 18 year old womanMore >>
A father is charged in his daughter's death after Ankeny police responded to gunshots Friday night.More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 12:09 PM EDT2013-06-15 16:09:47 GMT
ABC5 Newsroom news@myabc5.com twitter.com/ABC5_WOI Des Moines - During a special meeting this morning the Iowa Democratic Party named Scott Brennan interim chair. Brennan served as chair of the IowaMore >>
During a special meeting this morning the Iowa Democratic Party named Scott Brennan interim chair.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 12:14 PM EDT2013-06-14 16:14:15 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Des Moines police say a man has died after two vehicles hit the all-terrain vehicle he was riding on a city street.Police say theMore >>
Des Moines police say a man has died after two vehicles hit the all-terrain vehicle he was riding on a city street.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 12:12 PM EDT2013-06-14 16:12:08 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended two lawyers for charging excessive fees to a mentally ill Vietnam veteran whose affairs theyMore >>
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended two lawyers for charging excessive fees to a mentally ill Vietnam veteran whose affairs they helped manage for three decades.More >>
By: Jason Rantala jrantala@myabc5.com @jarantala The Animal Rescue League of Iowa recently took in some new feline friends. A home in southeast Iowa was home to more than 50 cats, more than it couldMore >>
The ARL is holding an "Adopt–A–Thon" to help free up space, after rescuing more than 50 cats from a southeast Iowa home.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 12:27 AM EDT2013-06-14 04:27:58 GMT
by Phil Prazanpprazan@myabc5.com@PhilPrazanA crew from the National Weather Service in Johnston left this morning to survey the damage and bring back a first look at the storms. Using GPS trackers toMore >>
A crew from the National Weather Service in Johnston left Thursday morning to survey the damage and bring back a first look at the storms. More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 8:17 PM EDT2013-06-14 00:17:03 GMT
ABC5 NewsroomBOXHOLM, Iowa - A sea of purple filled Boxholmn today, full of smiles and tears, all to pay tribute to an Iowa teen gone far too soon.Almost 750 people gathered at today's memorial for KathlynnMore >>
A sea of purple filled Boxholmn today, full of smiles and tears, all to pay tribute to an Iowa teen gone far too soon.More >>
By Lisa Martone LMartone@myabc5.com DES MOINES -- A normally quiet day in Water Works Park was interrupted when a Des Moines man led police on a chase. "I know that the officers got him trapped inMore >>
Des Moines police chase a car right through Water Works ParkMore >>
ABC5 NewsroomDES MOINES - Polk County speeders will soon be the target of some new technology.Starting next week the county will roll out their new automated traffic enforcement vehicles. The vehiclesMore >>
Polk County speeders will soon be the target of some new technology.More >>
ABC5 NewsroomDES MOINES -- The state of Iowa has a new friend, Kosovo.Governor Terry Branstad announced the partnership today after a visit with the country's prime minister. Branstad hopes the sisterMore >>
Iowa is establishing a sister-state relationship with Kosovo. Governor Branstad will visit the country next month. More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-06-13 16:33:36 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The attorney for an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor who has been on leave since May 1 says he believes his clientMore >>
The attorney for an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor who has been on leave since May 1 says he believes his client will be vindicated and allowed to return to work.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 11:36 PM EDT2013-06-13 03:36:42 GMT
By Lisa Martone LMartone@myabc5.com DES MOINES – A scary wake up call for people living on 4th Avenue in Des Moines. "The blast was like someone dropped a bomb," said one man staying at the KirkwoodMore >>
A scary wake up call for people living on 4th Avenue in Des Moines.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-06-12 23:33:31 GMT
By Alex Schuman aschuman@myabc5.com @alexschuman First Google, then Facebook, and now another major company wants to build a multi-million dollar data center in West Des Moines. So, that begs the question:More >>
First Google, then Facebook, and now another major company wants to build a multi-million dollar data center in West Des Moines.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-06-12 20:40:51 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIHIAWATHA, Iowa (AP) -- Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law designed to cut property taxes for Iowa businesses.Branstad held a bill-signing eventMore >>
Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law designed to cut property taxes for Iowa businesses.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 9:51 AM EDT2013-06-12 13:51:55 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDALLAS CENTER, Iowa (AP) -- The Dallas Center council has approved closing some streets so a local bar can host a dwarf wrestling show that had raised someMore >>
The Dallas Center council has approved closing some streets so a local bar can host a dwarf wrestling show that had raised some concerns.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 9:02 AM EDT2013-06-12 13:02:21 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A judge has entered final judgment of $3.4 million against a Texas company found to have mistreated 32 mentally disabled workersMore >>
A judge has entered final judgment of $3.4 million against a Texas company found to have mistreated 32 mentally disabled workers at an Iowa labor camp.More >>
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term.More >>
President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term.More >>
FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago.More >>
Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's...More >>
Attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are set for the next phase of jury selection.More >>
Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case about whether they had fired guns, made judgments based on how people dressed or had been neighborhood watch volunteers like...More >>
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.More >>
A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread.More >>
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.More >>
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast.More >>
By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons rather than make cuts on his own President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree.More >>
By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree.More >>
The federal government is spending less and less on preventing wildfires even as the nation endures increasingly destructive blazes.More >>
As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.More >>
House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less.More >>
House Republicans on Wednesday finished their rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, sending to their colleagues a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his...More >>
A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.More >>
Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue resumed their trip Wednesday, a spokeswoman said.More >>
Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.More >>
Greece's governing coalition failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but said talks would continue Thursday to try to avoid a snap election that could delay vital economic...More >>
A State Department official says the United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, in the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations.More >>
The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies.More >>
Sophia Loren wore green silk and sunglasses for her date with the taxman, Luciano Pavarotti a suit and sneakers. Diego Maradona gave up his diamond stud earring to pay off a tax debt.More >>
Sophia Loren wore green silk and sunglasses for her date with the taxman, Luciano Pavarotti a suit and sneakers. Diego Maradona gave up his diamond stud earring to pay off a tax debt.More >>
Secretary of State John Kerry called the Afghan president twice in the past 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the way the Taliban announced the opening of their political office in Qatar.More >>
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday made his second call to the Afghan president in 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the rollout of the Taliban's new political office in Qatar - a rift that...More >>
By The Associated Press Associated Press The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal - the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and...More >>
By The Associated Press Associated Press The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal - the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the...More >>
Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get...More >>
Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil on Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising prices.More >>
Syrian state television says an accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people lightly injured.More >>
Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.More >>
For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape...More >>
For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with...More >>
