Top Des Moines Area Local News Stories
Source: KCCI.com - Local News
The board of the Iowa Association of School Boards has put executive director Maxine Kilcrease on administrative leave pending a full investigation into financial irregularities.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:30 CST
A man in his 70's has been helping a bunch of 19-22 year old Panthers to their best season in Northern Iowa history
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:54:59 CST
Private schools have seen a jump in enrollment in the past couple years and expect to see more now that public schools are slashing their budgets.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:29:02 CST
Close to 500 people packed into the Iowa Capital building Thursday morning to protest education funding cuts.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:09 CST
A panel charged with projecting that state of Iowa's future finances announced Thursday that they expect flat earnings in the next two fiscal years.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:51:24 CST
Pending home sales in the Des Moines area were 25 percent higher in February than in February 2009.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:10:04 CST
Des Moines authorities said a man who tried to hang himself after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a bat has died.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:11 CST
An Omaha woman who ran into an icy pond to rescue two boys who had fallen through the ice said the cold water felt like it was crushing her.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:54 CST
The University of Iowa is still recovering from historic floods in 2008, but the school is preparing for the potential for more high water this spring.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:43 CST
A man who's been on basketball benches for more than a half-century is getting some of the credit for the University of Northern Iowa basketball team's success.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:05:20 CST
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Thursday that it is closing its District 14 headquarters in Ottumwa as a cost-cutting measure.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:46:45 CST
The Iowa House has approved a measure that would require hospitals to notify police when a patient wanted for a crime is released.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:13:39 CST
Police in Des Moines and five surrounding communities said Thursday that they are tracking an alleged ring of payroll check forgers.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:17:52 CST
Lawmakers have given final approval Thursday to a measure that forces those convicted of domestic abuse to give up their guns.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:48 CST
A Cedar Rapids man convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:08:44 CST
Legislative Democrats said Thursday that they would slash spending on state tax credits by $115 million and put in place new oversight for programs that remain.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:22 CST
Superintendent John Covington Called For The Closing Or Consolidation Of Almost Half Of The Schools In The Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Â
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:22 CST
Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:49 CST
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