The new West Bank headquarters in West Des Moines has features that may not be classically associated with a bank — including a fitness center and yoga studio, two golf simulators and outdoor seating with a bar and fireplace. CEO and president David Nelson said the amenities for its employees and invited guests will help […]
Police on Tuesday morning identified the body that was found in the Des Moines River on April 24 as a 40-year-old Des Moines resident. The Des Moines Police Department identified the body as Chaiya Cavan, said spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek in a news release. Police were dispatched to the south bank of the Des Moines […]
Although farming was king in Iowa due to the good soil, small towns flourished throughout the state because of two other enterprises: coal mining and the railroads. According to “The History of Dallas County,” published by the Union Historical Company in 1879, “the first school in Des Moines Township was taught in the house of […]
Hannah Hayes, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, is the Des Moines Register’s Student of the Week. Lisa Hesse, Roosevelt’s associate principal, described Hayes in her school’s nomination of her: “Hannah always goes beyond expectations to achieve excellence.” Hannah Hayes, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, has been named the Des […]
A Des Moines man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Tuesday for sexual exploiting a 12-year-old from Minnesota. Prya Reh, 24, drove from Des Moines to Minnesota to pick up a 12-year-old from middle school and sexually abuse them at a local motel in November 2022, according to a news release from the […]
The man charged with killing a prominent Des Moines architect more than eight years ago has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Kirk Blunck, 62, was found in January 2016 with severe injuries at the bottom of a stairwell in the Teachout Building, where he had an office. After he died, an autopsy determined the fatal […]
Summer vacation: teachers and students pray for it while some parents dread it. Whether you are counting down the days until school is over or need to start planning for a babysitter, here are all the last days of school in the Des Moines metro. When are Des Moines-area schools’ first day of summer vacation? […]
Police sirens Des Moines police are investigating the city’s second homicide case of 2024 after one person was found dead and another was hospitalized in a fatal hotel shooting early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Des Moines Police Department and Des Moines Fire Department officials were dispatched to Ramada by Wyndham Des Moines Airport, 1810 Army […]
A motorcyclist died Sunday of injuries suffered in a collision with a Jeep on East University Avenue in Des Moines, police said. The man, 41, was riding east at 2:07 p.m. when he struck the passenger side of the Jeep, driven by a woman, 61, who was turning left from westbound University onto southbound East […]
A fire early Sunday at a Des Moines apartment complex left one resident severely injured and displaced several others, police said. A caller reported smoke in the hallways of 6010 Creston Ave. in the River Oaks Apartments, a little over a mile south of Valley Junction on the Racoon River, about 12:30 a.m. When police […]
A Des Moines man found shot to death in October 2021 was murdered by the man he was meeting to purchase drugs, a Polk County jury found Friday. Kalvyn Kline, 21, was killed early Oct. 22, 2021. Police responding to reports of gunshots outside a Hull Avenue apartment building found him slumped behind the wheel […]
DES PLAINES, Ill. — Charges have been filed against a man accused in the kidnapping, assault and torture of three employees from a Des Plaines car dealership back in early 2023. According to Des Plaines police, 33-year-old Eric Grens, a Woodstock resident, has been charged with three counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of […]