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Marines move some recruiting centers to urban hubs in massive realignment
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe population of Des Moines, Iowa, for example, was a bit more than 211,000 people, according to...
Curious Iowa: How did University Heights become a city within Iowa City?
The Gazette· 16 hours agoUniversity Heights is a small town — covering 0.27 square miles with a population of about 1,300 —...
Des Moines Police Department introduces one of its most diverse recruit classes
Gannett via AOL· 7 days ago“I think it brings some comfort knowing that their community is...important to us." Recruits will...
LifeServe Blood Center opens new HQ in Johnston
WOI-TV Des Moines· 5 days agoThe company's previous headquarters were in the East Village of downtown Des Moines.
An Iowa farm county seeks answers amid cancer rates 50% higher than national average
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 13 hours agoPalo Alto County has endured bad crop years, the deep drought of the early 20th century and the...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Des Moines. How to protect yourself:
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoClarke Mosquito Control and Management collected mosquitoes June 4 and they tested positive for West...
Want to try something off the beaten path? Here are some weird things to do in Iowa.
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours agoAddison Lathers covers growth and development for the Des Moines metro. Reach her at 608-931-1761 or...
'A very serious disease': Experts warn of dangers of West Nile Virus
WOI-TV Des Moines· 4 days agoWhile mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been detected in Des Moines, there are currently no...
Immigrants want to provide for their families; Republicans block solutions
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA Food & Water Watch analysis found that Iowa factory farms produce a whopping 109 billion pounds of nitrate-laden waste annually. That’s 25 times the waste produced by our ...
7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"Once we start having a population increase — and there's no reason we shouldn't with all the jobs...