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Highways 5 and 65 could become Interstate 435 in the Des Moines metro. What happens next?
The Des Moines metro is the largest in the country without an interstate ring. That could change with a highway conversion.
Buckle up. Des Moines's lawn watering ban is cutting demand, but unlikely to end soon.
Central Iowa lawn-watering ban is cutting demand, officials say. But residents should prepare to conserve water for weeks, ...
Dive team recovers body of missing swimmer at Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines
A witness told police an 18-year-old went under and did not resurface. Divers were in the second day searching for the ...
Des Moines Water Works CEO links nitrate issue to farm fertilizers
Des Moines Water Works CEO Ted Corrigan attributes the nitrate problem in Iowa's water to farm fertilizers, while local ...
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Des Moines angler catches 53-pound catfish downtown
It was Friday the 13th, but it was local angler Benny Halder's lucky day. Driving the news: Halder was fishing along the Des ...
Iowa DNR reporting fish kill at Des Moines lake
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it’s investigating a fish kill at a Des Moines lake. On Tuesday afternoon ...
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Rescue crews resume search for missing boater on Des Moines River
MONDAY’S SEARCH EFFORTS FOCUSED ON A FOUR MILE AREA OF THE DES MOINES RIVER. WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS THEY’RE SEARCHING UNDERWATER FOR FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WE’RE LOOKING FOR. THE SEARCH STARTED ...
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A lawn watering ban in the Des Moines area brings treatment capacity plans to the forefront
The Des Moines area’s first-ever lawn watering ban helps Central Iowa Water Works keep up with nitrate removal to provide ...
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Boating accident on Des Moines River one rescued, search continues for second person
On Sunday, May 25th, 2025, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a boating accident on the Des Moines River near 31 O'" Street, in rural Eddyville. This call came in at ...