Iowa women fall to Nebraska in overtime 87-84, marks fourth-straight loss
IOWA CITY, Iowa — In a fourth-straight Iowa women's loss, Nebraska came out on top of the Hawkeyes in overtime Thursday night. The Cornhuskers won 87-84. The Hawkeyes led by as much as 11 in the ...
Southeast Polk High School teacher receives Presidential Award
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — Southeast Polk High School science teacher Allison McPherroen has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the school district ...
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
The nine-page memo from the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights said NIL money that goes to athletes should be treated the same as ...
Beaverdale Avenue's Basic Bird hit by car, restaurant says
Basic Bird, the Korean fried chicken restaurant located on Beaverdale Avenue, says it had a vehicle drive through the front ...
What stores are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Two federal holidays are observed on Monday. Here's how banks, the DMV, government offices and stores will be impacted.
Michigan trucker convicted in death of Adel tow truck driver sentenced to 25 years
DES MOINES, Iowa — Michigan trucker Dmytro Prysich, 55, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for vehicular homicide while under the influence, according to the Polk County Attorney's Office.
Teacher retention, student attendance headline priorities in Des Moines Public Schools' new plan
There are over two dozen goals the district hopes to achieve by the year 2030, and one of its notable objectives is ...
SpaceX catches its Starship rocket back at the launch pad, but the spacecraft is destroyed
Elon Musk's company caught the booster back at the pad on Thursday, but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines ...
Yes, road salt can damage cars
Rock salt on roads could cause a vehicle to corrode or rust. This could lead to paint chipping and damage to vehicle ...
VERIFYING 4 claims about the FDA ban on red dye No. 3
VERIFY answers four questions about the common food additive red dye No. 3, including what products contain it and if the FDA ban will take effect right away.
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
The Labor Department said that QSI employed children on overnight shifts at 13 meat processing plants across eight different ...
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
Gibson said in a statement that he got the news “at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised. Nevertheless, I ...