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One person was injured during a crash that ruptured a gas line in Des Moines’ Capitol East neighborhood. The Des Moines Police and Fire Departments were called to E. 16th Street and E. Grand Avenue just before 4 p.

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is celebrating the opening of two new low-cost veterinary clinics in Des Moines to make pet care more affordable.

In spring and summer 2025, the nitrate removal facility ran in part of fully for 112 days. “It has been quite a year,” Madsen said. A wet July drove nitrates out of farm field drainage tiles and into lakes and rivers. That all led to an unprecedented lawn watering ban in central Iowa this summer.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is investigating after one person was stabbed in the Fairmont Park Neighborhood. Officials are at the scene in the 3400 block of East 26th Street. According to a release, one person is in custody and there is no indication of danger to the public at this time.

Zach Stoopelmoor from West Des Moines will represent the United States in the 500-meter at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.

A special election is underway today to fill the Iowa State Senate seat left vacant by the late Sen. Claire Celsi, who passed away on October 6.

Authorities have released the name of the man who died in a crash during a police pursuit early Thursday morning. At around 12:15 a.m. officers with the Des Moines Police Department were monitoring a location in the area of 21st Street and Forest Avenue that the DMPD says was known for