Iowa State University Creates Mail-In COVID-19 Test
AMES, Iowa — Drive-up COVID-19 testing is convenient, but many people are still having to wait days for their results. Now, Iowa State engineers are creating a rapid response COVID-19…
Keeping the Fair Spirit Alive, 4-H Kids Create Their Own Online Contests
MAXWELL, Iowa — The summer of 2020 looks a lot different than Maddox Weigel and Austin Boege expected. “I miss seeing my friends, it’s been a long few months,” said…
Man in Critical Condition After Getting Hit by Car on I-235
DES MOINES, Iowa — A man is in critical condition after getting hit by a car while walking on Interstate 235 on Friday. Rescue personnel responded to the 500 block…
Sonya Heitshusen Says Farewell After 17 Years at WHO 13
Friday was Sonya Heitshusen’s final day at Iowa Media. For more than 17 years, Sonya has dedicated herself to serving the community and being a friend to all of us.…
Des Moines Public Schools Wants to Delay Start Date and Begin Classes Online
DES MOINES, Iowa — A day after Gov. Kim Reynolds announced new guidelines for Iowa schools, the state’s largest school district is planning to ask for permission to push back…
High Trestle Trail Vandalized
If you have seen someone with barn red paint on their bike and shoes, Boone County Conservation wants to hear from you. Early Wednesday morning someone rode their bike on…
Fatherhood Program Teaching Metro Men How to Be Better Dads
Des Moines, Iowa — Robert Pate says he was blessed with a basketball scholarship and a great education. But when he graduated from the University of Hawaii and moved back…
Three People Charged in Massive Twitter Hack, Bitcoin Scam
MIAMI (AP) — A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around globe out…
Court Overturns Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence
BOSTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The three-judge panel of the…
Des Moines Mayor Limits Size of Outdoor Gatherings on Public Property
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie on Friday amended his emergency proclamation to limit the size of outdoor gatherings on city property due to increased community spread…
Two Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Ankeny Thursday Night
Ankeny, Iowa — A motorcyclist and his passenger were killed on Thursday evening after colliding with a car in Ankeny. It happened around 10:07 p.m. at the intersection of SW…
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren sends letter to conference’s ADs addressing fall sports, training camps
According to a letter that was reportedly sent to Big Ten athletic directors Thursday by Commissioner Kevin Warren and Dr. Chris Kratochvil, the chair of the conference’s Task Force for…
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IDPH Reports 11 More COVID-19 Deaths, 696 New Diagnosed Cases
DES MOINES, Iowa — The most current numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website show 11 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and another 696 people have tested…
Music festival in LeGrand on Saturday
The Midsummer Americana-Bluegrass-Folk Music Festival will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Community Park Bandshell, 206 N. Vine St., LeGrand. The event will be hosted by The Purdy…