8-year-old who raised money for mother’s headstone now giving back
Emouree Johnson, 8, ran a lemonade stand earlier this year to raise money for a headstone for her mother. Now, she’s raising ...
Wildfire threat remains in place for much of US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a successful voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect about 165 homes near the New Jersey border from a wildfire. However, New York City’s fire ...
Dozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli
An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were ...
Veteran news executive Reg Murphy, who survived abduction decades ago, has died at 90
Reg Murphy, a renowned journalist whose newsgathering career included stints as an editor and top executive at newspapers in Atlanta, San Francisco and Baltimore — and who found himself the ...
Library of Congress says an adversary hacked some emails
The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, ...
Des Moines chase suspect who fled from officers arrested
A wanted felon accused of leading Des Moines Police officers on a chase in early November has been arrested. According to ...
Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they’re the disrupters voters wanted
Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that the team now around the president-elect knows how to choose a Cabinet and build out an ...
6 injured in Fort Dodge apartment fire
The Fort Dodge Fire Rescue responded to an apartment fire that injured six on Sunday morning. Around 2:21 a.m. the Fort Dodge Fire Rescue was dispatched to 1107 Central ...
A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn’t over yet
As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t quite ended. Sara formed in the ...
Pollster Ann Selzer announces retirement from election polling
As the days are getting darker, a Des Moines business is trying to lighten people's moods by providing different therapies to ...
Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, calling for leader’s ouster
Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government ...
Local business helps regulate seasonal depression with different therapies
As the days are getting darker, a Des Moines business is trying to lighten people’s moods by providing different therapies to limit the effects of seasonal depression.