Des Moines family calls ICE detainment of father violent, excessive

Juan Lopez was detained on Sept. 9 in Des Moines while on his way to work. Advocates are calling for his release while ...
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Des Moines family startled awake when SUV crashes through front door

A Des Moines couple got quite the early morning wake-up call. A Ford Expedition crashed into Mike and Evelyn Irish’s Des Moines home overnight, narrowly missing both as they slept, their son Chris ...

Driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in Des Moines on Wednesday

Michelle Williams was arrested hours after a fatal hit-and-run in Des Moines on Wednesday. Police say a license plate reader ...
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Genealogy project turns into book about Iowa’s criminal past

What would you do if genealogy research revealed an ancestor was a crime boss? Iowa natives David and Rose Donovan turned their family discovery into a book exposing Des Moines' forgotten dark side: ...