City council rezones Des Moines property to make way for controversial rowhome development
Des Moines city council members approved rezoning a one-acre plot along Grand Avenue despite widespread objections from neighborhood residents. Developer Adam Sieren of ...
Maligned townhome project south of Grand Avenue gets Des Moines City Council's OK
Townhomes could hit the market next spring after a lengthy wrangle that pitted neighbors' objections against Des Moines' push ...
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Governor Reynolds says Wallace State Office Building should be torn down
Governor Kim Reynolds is recommending that a prominent state-owned building that’s been in poor condition for decades be torn ...
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Holmes Murphy announces plans to expand into West Des Moines’ Arcadia building
Holmes Murphy & Associates has signed a lease and will expand into the newly renovated Arcadia building in West Des Moines. The move was necessary to accommodate the insurance broker’s growth, and it ...
Long-foreclosed Valley West Mall is finally on the market. What happens next?
In limbo since its 2022 foreclosure, Valley West Mall in West Des Moines is finally for sale. What does the future hold for ...
Waukee-based insurance company opening second metro office in West Des Moines
Holmes Murphy will move about 200 of its employees about 3 ½ miles east to West Des Moines to give the company more room to ...
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When was Tom Vilsack governor? U.S. Agriculture Secretary returns to Iowa for new role.
Former Iowa governor and two-time U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will become the CEO of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday. Paul ...
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's next act after agriculture secretary: World Food Prize CEO
The former governor, stepping down after serving as secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, will become the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation’s first CEO. The Democrat ...
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Governor headlines 2025 Iowa Rally for Life
Governor Kim Reynolds says the 2024 election ... Pastor Michael Demastus of the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ delivered the opening prayer at the event. “God, we pray for an end to abortion ...
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Iowa governor introduces bill to restrict phones in school
DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has introduced a bill that, if passed, would restrict students' cell phone use during instructional time. According to the governor’s office ...
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Advocates, state leaders respond to Trump’s immigration policies
Local 5 asked the Des Moines Police Department if they plan on enforcing the governor’s request. A spokesperson said the memo was directed to state agencies, not local ones and that the day-to ...
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Governor declares state of emergency as winter weather approaches
The governor's proclamation states the upcoming weather poses a threat to the life and safety of residents in impacted areas of the state. Temperatures Sunday started off in the lower 30s, but it ...