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Transportation Security Administration officers have stopped a record-high total of 16 firearms at the Des Moines International Airport in 2024.

The Cultivating Success: A Strategic Plan for Des Moines Public Schools — unveiled Tuesday during a board work session — focuses on district goals for student educational outcomes; the well-being of students and staff, staff retention and recruitment; and building partnerships with the businesses and the school community.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for distributing fentanyl that led to the death of a 1-year-old child, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Iowa.

Iowa Rep. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen introduced the bill after a bamboo shark bit a worker's hand in an aquarium in West.

The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to order surgical castration of sex offenders.

Des Moines police say to expect temporary traffic delays at E. 14th Street and E. Grand Avenue after a crash reportedly involving a pedestrian.

There are over two dozen goals the district hopes to achieve by the year 2030, and one of its notable objectives is decreasing chronic absenteeism by more than 20%.

Three railway safety projects in Iowa, one in Polk County, one in Clay County and another in Merrill will get $15.3 million in federal grants.

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund.

West Des Moines has a plan to deal with a busy, controversial piece of Ashworth Road when it begins a complete renovation of the busy east-west corridor next year.

Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by 2050.