Melissa Myers relaunched the Central Iowa Patch websites in September 2017 and is a lifelong Des Moines resident with a passion for community journalism. She worked most of her 28-year career in The Des Moines Register newsroom, writing and editing news stories about the metro and suburban communities. She is an empty-nester and enjoys community activities and volunteering with her high school alumni and booster organizations.
Everything from tables and curtains to artwork and decor was donated when Olive Garden modernized its nearly 30-year-old restaurant.
The boy was helping his mother count money that had been dropped into red kettles in the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Salvation Army's holicampaign.
Iowa received high marks for mortgage payment costs, college tuition, median income and home ownership in the GOBankingRates survey.
Bond has been set at $22,000 for Zachary Allen Campbell.
The sentencings concluded a federal investigation that began in March 2016 and extended to California and Colorado.
The winner couldn't believe it, but his kids were revved up about the $40,000 car they won in a Hy-Vee contest.
Winter begins today. Tonight, expect light drizzle after 7 p.m., turning to icy conditions later in the evening.
The horse Marys Ice Dancer tested positive for an illegal substance after a second-place finish in a September race.
This is the second year for the Blue Dragon Program in Johnston, which pairs kids with a police officer to buy gifts for family members.
After tabling the controversial issue of bell times in Des Moines, the school board left the decision to the superintendent.
McCarty joined the department as a sworn officer in 1984 and was appointed chief in 2009.
The Kevin Reynolds doll is the 45th in the newly dubbed First Spouses collection at the Iowa Capitol and the first male in the set.
Three robberies at Clive and Urbandale gun stores resulted in 38 firearms stolen; authorities are seeking tips to recover them.
Three robberies at Clive and Urbandale gun stores resulted in 38 firearms stolen; authorities are seeking tips to recover them.
The $11 million project should be completed bu May 2019 and will assist the city's efforts in cross-training police and fire personnel.
One corrections officer required surgery for his injuries after being beaten by inmates in the Des Moines County Jail.
The adults-only bike ride and poker run through Waukee, Adel and Redfield will raise money for the Waukee Area Historical Society.
The blaze began in the rear of two connected buildings at 1412-16 Sixth Ave. and two people had to be rescued by firefighters.
Jaterius Davis and Jatavius Davis have been charged in connection with a shooting that injured a woman on Saturday.
A long-term decision hasn't been made on where three high school teams will hold their home bowling meets for the remainder of the season.
