3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (253+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. “If the Republicans win, you win…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (109+ words) President Trump and Vice President Vance are slated to speak this week at the first-of-its-kind midterm convention. The Republican National Committee is hosting a convention-style event in Dallas to generate excitement among its base during the midterm election year. At…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (155+ words) Des Moines firefighters came together to surprise a brave 7-year-old battling cancer at Blank Children's Hospital. The Des Moines Fire Department put together the plan after learning Preston loves fire trucks. Crews rolled up with fire engines and an ambulance…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) Waukee High School and Prairieview Freshman Campus went on external lockdown Friday morning. Action was taken due to reports of someone outside the school, but not on district property, with a gun. Waukee High School junior Carson Dose said his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (271+ words) Des Moines Public Schools officials say McKinley Elementary School was on "secure status" for about 90 minutes Friday afternoon, meaning no one was allowed in or out of the building, after a suspect crashed a stolen car nearby and ran from…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (526+ words) The Webster County Public Safety Center referendum originally targeted for November 2026 has been postponed until November 2027, according to a joint statement released Thursday by the Webster County Public Safety Authority, Webster County and the City of Fort Dodge. Officials said…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (369+ words) A 720-acre industrial site in Fort Dodge has officially been designated as an Iowa Certified Site, paving the way for future development opportunities. The site, known as Iowa's Crossroads of Global Innovation, is now more competitive for projects in bioscience,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (749+ words) The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions…...