Author: Scott Mcfetridge
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Artists outraged by removal of groundbreaking work along Des Moines pond
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A Des Moines arts organization is preparing to rip out a roughly 30-year-old artwork that lines a beloved pond in a historic city park, outraging arts advocates nationally and surprising local residents
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Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction
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GLEN ALLEN, Mo. • A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive storms over the past two weeks struck the nation’s heartland. Forecasters are keeping a wary eye out for more extreme weather as this year’s early severe…
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Police: 2 students dead, adult hurt in Des Moines shooting
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DES MOINES, Iowa • Two students were killed Monday and an adult employee was injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at a Des Moines school that is dedicated to helping at-risk youth, and three suspects were arrested afterward. The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated…
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Trump administration says plan would restore ethanol demand
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday it plans to implement new rules that will increase demand for ethanol, reversing a decline caused by exemptions given to oil refineries. The proposal follows months of complaints by Midwest farmers, politicians and the ethanol industry that the federal government’s granting of waivers to refiners…
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Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors return home after 77 years
More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the United States. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed nearly 400 sets of remains from the…
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Tiny houses are trendy – unless they go up next door
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DES MOINES, Iowa — As he tows a 96-square-foot house around Des Moines, Joe Stevens is overwhelmed by the intense, sometimes tearful support he receives from churches, schools and service groups for his plan to use the trendy little structures to help homeless people. But when Stevens actually tried to create a village of the…
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Lucky numbers for $700M Powerball jackpot drawn
A Powerball lottery sign displays the lottery prizes at a convenience store Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Northbrook, Ill. Lottery officials said the grand prize for Wednesday night’s drawing has reached $700 million, the second -largest on record for any U.S. lottery game. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh
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Players hold breath as $700M Powerball jackpot drawing nears
A Powerball lottery sign displays the lottery prizes at a convenience store Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Northbrook, Ill. Lottery officials said the grand prize for Wednesday night’s drawing has reached $700 million, the second -largest on record for any U.S. lottery game. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh Atul Amin, left, sells a…
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Marines investigating claim about men in Iwo Jima photo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DES MOINES, Iowa — The Marine Corps says it has begun investigating whether it mistakenly identified one of the men shown raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in one of the iconic images of…
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Growers grateful for higher Christmas tree prices
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Christmas trees likely will cost a little more this year, and growers like John Tillman say it’s about time. Six years of decreased demand and low prices put many growers out of business. Those who withstood the downturn are relieved they survived. “I’m awful proud to still be in the…