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Proposed plan would expand access to medical ma*****na

Proposed plan would expand access to medical ma*****na - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa House wants expand access to medical ma*****na in the state. A...

One person dies in Saylor Township car accident

One person dies in Saylor Township car accident - NewsBreak SAYLOR TOWNSHIP, Iowa — One person passed away in a car accident in Saylor Township Wednesday afternoon. At around 3:50 p.m. deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a car accident at the intersection of NW 54th Ave. and NW 6th Street. According to the sheriff’s ...

Mount Pleasant college bus carrying 10 crashes in Polk County

Mount Pleasant college bus carrying 10 crashes in Polk County - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Five people were taken to the hospital for minor injuries after the Iowa Wesleyan University bus they were riding crashed in...

6 nursing and assisted living facilities across Iowa closing

6 nursing and assisted living facilities across Iowa closing - NewsBreak Six nursing and assisted living facilities across Iowa are shutting down. The facilities are all owned by Blue Care Homes, LLC. They were previously owned by...

Gender identity bill moves forward to House floor

Gender identity bill moves forward to House floor - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Aproposed plan that would limit how schools and teachers can talk to students about gender identity in Iowa was moved forward in...

Iowa Republicans file legislation making it a felony to manufacture, prescribe abortion drug

Iowa Republicans file legislation making it a felony to manufacture, prescribe abortion drug - NewsBreak Republicans in the Iowa state legislature introduced a bill on Monday that would make it a felony to manufacture or prescribe mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The bill would make it illegal to “manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, sell or transfer” generic or...

A world-record ride? RAGBRAI leaders want Ames to Des Moines to be biggest

A world-record ride? RAGBRAI leaders want Ames to Des Moines to be biggest - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Could it be a world record?. The 50th anniversary ride is expected to be RAGBRAI's biggest, but one particular day with a...

Iowa lands late commitment from 3-star TE out of Indiana via 2023 recruiting class

Iowa lands late commitment from 3-star TE out of Indiana via 2023 recruiting class - NewsBreak Iowa picked up a late commitment for the 2023 recruiting class, landing a pledge from an Indiana tight end on Monday. With National Signing Day coming...

Sheriff: Suspects broke into bar, gas station

Sheriff: Suspects broke into bar, gas station - NewsBreak ZEARING, Iowa — The Story County Sheriff's Office needs your help to track down two burglars that broke into...

TikToker charged in GoFundMe cancer scam after documenting ‘battle’

TikToker charged in GoFundMe cancer scam after documenting ‘battle’ - NewsBreak A 19-year-old Iowa woman has been charged with bilking hundreds of donors out of more than $37,000 by lying on TikTok and GoFundme about battling pancreatic cancer and having a tumor “the size of a football,” police said. Madison “Maddie” Russo was arrested on Jan. 23 on a first-degree theft...

‘I loved the small-town feel’: Centennial’s Price to play tennis at Central College

‘I loved the small-town feel’: Centennial’s Price to play tennis at Central College - NewsBreak Ankeny Centennial senior Madison Price has signed a letter of intent to play tennis at Central College in Pella. Price was looking for a smaller college...

Saint Ansgar man arrested for allegedly secretly recording patrons of tanning business

Saint Ansgar man arrested for allegedly secretly recording patrons of tanning business - NewsBreak (ABC 6 News) – A Saint Ansgar, Iowa man who previously pleaded guilty in his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, was arrested...

Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Iowa State up, Ohio State down, Texas returns

Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Iowa State up, Ohio State down, Texas returns - NewsBreak Three consecutive losses plunged Ohio State eight spots. But it was a very good week for the likes of UConn, Indiana, Iowa State and Iowa.

Iowa gas prices rise by 11.6 cents per gallon

Iowa gas prices rise by 11.6 cents per gallon - NewsBreak Des Moines, IA- The average price of Gas in Iowa rose by 11.6 cents over...

Court To Consider Competency of Fort Dodge Mother Charged in Infant’s Death

Court To Consider Competency of Fort Dodge Mother Charged in Infant’s Death - NewsBreak A competency trial will be held this Friday to determine if the Fort Dodge mother accused of killing her infant daughter in November is fit to...

Three Cardinals lock up state wrestling berths

Three Cardinals lock up state wrestling berths - NewsBreak DES MOINES — The Newton girls’ wrestling team has dealt with a plethora of injuries this winter. And the Cardinals’ most experienced grappler was no exception. Jessie Hutchinson sat out the Colfax-Mingo tournament last week as she recovered from an ankle injury she suffered over winter break.

Will Keeps released from hospital, recovering at home

Will Keeps released from hospital, recovering at home - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Will Keeps, the rapper and community activist who was shot at the youth center he founded, is back at home, according to...

Jefferson police searching for missing 13-year-old

Jefferson police searching for missing 13-year-old - NewsBreak JEFFERSON, Iowa — Jefferson police are asking for help finding a missing teenage girl. Police are...

Cardinal grapplers finish fifth at LHC tournament

Cardinal grapplers finish fifth at LHC tournament - NewsBreak NORWALK — Kaiden Rogers was a runner-up, Lucas Cockerton and Wyatt Weter both finished third in their weight classes and Newton’s boys wrestling team ended up fifth in the Little Hawkeye Conference tournament on Saturday. The Cardinals entered 13 wrestlers into the tournament and six placed in t...

Medical issue caused Des Moines crash; driver died at hospital

Medical issue caused Des Moines crash; driver died at hospital - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department says the driver of a vehicle that crashed Saturday night has died. According to responding officers, an elderly man suffered a medical event causing the crash on East 14th Street and East Court Avenue before 10:00 Saturday night. Roads were block...

Police, firefighters respond to report of someone in Des Moines River

Police, firefighters respond to report of someone in Des Moines River - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Police and Des Moines firefighters spent part of Sunday investigating a report of someone...

Cael Sanderson Earns 100th Career Big Ten Win Against Iowa

Cael Sanderson Earns 100th Career Big Ten Win Against Iowa - NewsBreak After Penn State’s win against No. 2 Iowa in the Bryce Jordan Center Friday, Cael Sanderson now has 100 Big Ten regular season wins in his...

RAGBRAI announces 2023 overnight towns

RAGBRAI announces 2023 overnight towns - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The eight major cities that will be used as waypoints along the route of RAGBRAI in 2023 have been announced. The...

DMACC Seeking Artists

DMACC Seeking Artists - NewsBreak (Ankeny, IA) — Des Moines Area Community College is looking for artists to design bottle labels for both root beer and beer. DMACC has held this contest for the past few years, attracting global interest. Prizes range from 100 to 500 dollars. The contest is held in conjunction with DMACC’s annua...

Poll: Iowa Excels In Small-Town Nice, But Lacks Recreational Opportunities

Poll: Iowa Excels In Small-Town Nice, But Lacks Recreational Opportunities - NewsBreak West Des Moines, Iowa — A so-called Talent Poll that was done by a coalition of the state’s 15 largest chambers of commerce aims to find...

A Traffic Stops Leads to a Search of a Rural Dixon Residence and Police Say They Found a Large Quantity of Illegal Drugs

A Traffic Stops Leads to a Search of a Rural Dixon Residence and Police Say They Found a Large Quantity of Illegal Drugs - NewsBreak On Tuesday evening of January 17, Ogle County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 4,000 block of S. IL Rte. 2. After an investigation, Deputies...

Officials: 1 dead after fire breaks out at auto repair shop

Officials: 1 dead after fire breaks out at auto repair shop - NewsBreak One man is dead after suffering serious burns in a fire at a Des Moines auto shop, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a press...

DMPD investigating single-vehicle crash with serious injuries

DMPD investigating single-vehicle crash with serious injuries - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Police are investigating a single-vehicle accident with serious injuries Saturday night. In a Tweet the Des Moines Police Department said the southbound lanes of East 14th Street at East Court Ave. will be closed temporarily while officers work to clear the crash scen...

4 dead, multiple people injured in van rollover on Highway 20

4 dead, multiple people injured in van rollover on Highway 20 - NewsBreak GRUNDY COUNTY, Iowa – Four people are now confirmed dead and multiple other people are injured following an accident involving a 15-passenger van on Highway 20 in Grundy County early Friday morning. It happened around 6:49 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Highway 20 near the Wellsburg exit, accordin...

Real estate agents say they can't imagine working without ChatGPT now

Real estate agents say they can't imagine working without ChatGPT now - NewsBreak If you came across a four bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home listed for sale recently on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you might not think...

Animal Rescue League of Iowa hosting ‘Sweat for Pets’ event Saturday

Animal Rescue League of Iowa hosting ‘Sweat for Pets’ event Saturday - NewsBreak WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) is giving people a chance to workout for a good cause Saturday. The organization is bringing back its “Sweat for Pets” fundraiser. It begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends around 2:15 p.m. at Orangetheory Fitness on Jordan Creek Parkway in...

Bella Mir first fighter to sign NIL deal with UFC

Bella Mir first fighter to sign NIL deal with UFC - NewsBreak Bella Mir is already making history. MMA Fighting confirmed with Mir’s management that “Lady” — the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir — has...

Iowa principal assaulted by student

Iowa principal assaulted by student - NewsBreak COLFAX, Iowa — An Iowa principal is being treated on Friday after she was assaulted by a student. Principal Alex Lancaster was...

Another arrest made in Starts Right Here shooting

Another arrest made in Starts Right Here shooting - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — A second arrest has been made in connection to the shooting at Starts Right Here that resulted in the death of two students and seriously injured the program’s founder earlier this week. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, was arrested and charged Friday with two counts of first degree ...

Iowa wants to ban food-stamp users from buying meat and flour

Iowa wants to ban food-stamp users from buying meat and flour - NewsBreak A fight over food-stamps is brewing in Iowa, where Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill that would bar people who receive government nutrition benefits from using them to buy a wide variety of foods, including fresh meat, butter and flour. The bill, called House File 3, was introduced earlier t...

Dotdash Meredith announces layoffs including Des Moines workers

Dotdash Meredith announces layoffs including Des Moines workers - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — Dotdash Meredith is laying off 7% of its Des Moines workforce. The layoffs are part of a company-wide 7% reduction in employees, according to a statement released Thursday from the company’s CEO Neil Vogel. The total number of employees being cut is 274. The statement said the...

'My heart just breaks:' What Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowans are saying about Des Moines shooting

'My heart just breaks:' What Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowans are saying about Des Moines shooting - NewsBreak Two students were killed and the program founder was seriously injured Monday in a shooting at Starts Right Here, an educational mentorship program in downtown Des Moines. The names of the two students killed, ages 16 and 18, haven't been released. Starts Right Here founder Will Holmes, who goes by....

Opinion: Republican legislation targets vulnerable LGBTQ+ Iowans

Opinion: Republican legislation targets vulnerable LGBTQ+ Iowans - NewsBreak Andrea Frantz is a Storm Lake resident and the Executive Director of the Society for Collegiate Journalists. This essay is also signed by Storm Lake LGBTQ+ advocates and community members Wind Goodfriend, Meg McKeon, Gus Raymond, Joel Berrien Jr., the Rev. Melanie Hauser, Willa J. Casstevens, Maggie...

Bill to change SNAP, Medicaid benefits passes subcommittee; likely to be amended

Bill to change SNAP, Medicaid benefits passes subcommittee; likely to be amended - NewsBreak DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill reducing what people could purchase when using SNAP benefits passed the Iowa House’s Health and Human Services Subcommittee Thursday. The bill would make changes to benefits and eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medica...

Jerome Tang Calls Iowa State Fans ‘Some of the Best in the Country’

Jerome Tang Calls Iowa State Fans ‘Some of the Best in the Country’ - NewsBreak On Tuesday night, the fifth-ranked Kansas State Wildcats went into Hilton Coliseum and ran into a roadblock, losing 80-76 in front of a raucous crowd in...