Urbandale, Iowa – The City of Urbandale’s Community Development Department issued a total of 483 building permits in the first six months of 2018, with a total valuation of $67 million. This is the highest total mid-year valuation since 2004. Of the building permits issued from January through June 2018
Read More →DES MOINES – A robot helps cancer patients take virtual tours of an art museum. Communal dinners serve guests a taste of history. A restored courthouse clock tower will keep on ticking for another 100 years. These are just three of more than 200 statewide projects that received more than
Read More →July 11 – Altoona, IA. Prairie Meadows has given a record amount in charitable donations to the community this year. As a nonprofit organization, Prairie Meadows strives to promote economic development, jobs, agriculture, and tourism in the state of Iowa. To continue their dedication to this goal, they awarded more
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Wild and the American Hockey League announced today the complete 2018-19 schedule. For the fifth time in six seasons, Iowa will open the season at home, as the team hosts Manitoba Moose on Oct. 5 and Oct. 7 for opening weekend. The Wild then faces
Read More →Robert D. Ray, Iowa’s 38th governor, who never stopped serving the state and its people in recent decades, passed away early this morning in Des Moines. Gov. Ray was 89. He had dealt with Parkinson’s disease and died peacefully of natural causes at Wesley Acres, according to David Oman, Ray’s
Read More →This weekend, as floodwaters waters ravaged our community, the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) was there to help the pets that were displaced. As waters continued to rise, our Mobile Rescue Teams assisted in removing 19 horses from a flooded property and transported them to safe housing after the
Read More →Des Moines, IA (July 5, 2018) – In order to accommodate an increase number of customers, who need to dispose of storm debris, Metro Park East Landfill is open extended hours the remainder of the week. The facility is open for commercial and residential haulers. On Friday, July 6, the
Read More →The best water polo teams from throughout the Midwest will visit Ashworth Pool in Greenwood Park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 6-8, for the 33nd Annual Des Moines Water Polo Tournament. Water polo is considered by many as the ultimate team endurance sport. This year, teams from Madison, Kansas
Read More →Des Moines, IA (July 4, 2018) – As Central Iowans continue to cleanout from the flash floods last weekend, Metro Waste Authority offers these tips for customers who elect to self-haul debris to Metro Park East Landfill. On Thursday, July 5, the landfill will extend hours of operation by one
Read More →Des Moines, June 25, 2018 – KCCI 8 News This Morning anchor Eric Hanson has been honored with a national Edward R. Murrow award from the RTDNA. This recognition is for Excellence in Writing for the series This is Iowa. The series is beloved for sharing the stories of ordinarily
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