Southside restaurant using own money, labor to put on free Thanksgiving feast
Last year, we met a Thanksgiving angel — appropriately named Angie. She was busy cooking and serving 600 meals to Iowans ...
Drake football team ready to win playoff game
AAA says around 6 million Americans will take domestic flights during the Thanksgiving travel period. Wednesday is projected ...
Dr. Roberts excels in academics and sports, making it to the 2000 Summer Olympics
WHO 13’s Courtney Greene recently sat down with Des Moines Public School Superintendent, Dr. Ian Roberts. On Tuesday, we learned what it took for Roberts to excel ...
Elks Lodge taking deer hides for veterans’ gloves and leather kits
Iowa Elks Lodges are taking in deer hides which are transformed into physical therapy kits and wheelchair gloves for veterans ...
Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the ...
Drake football ready to win playoff game
The Bulldogs won the Pioneer Football League title and are back in the FCS playoffs.Mark Freund reports from Des Moines.
Fire causes ‘heavy damage’ to building in Fort Dodge
A building sustained heavy fire damage in Fort Dodge Tuesday night. According to the Fort Dodge Messenger, at around 9:40 p.m ...
Ruling may further delay count of Puerto Rico’s still-uncertified votes in Nov. 5 elections
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has yet to produce a certified vote tally for a single district almost a month after ...
Thanksgiving travelers in good spirits despite interstate delays while on way to visit family
Traffic flowed at a steady pace, even slowing to a stop at points east of the metro due to all the cars. Despite all that, ...
Big Game Bound Thanksgiving Day Edition
AAA says around 6 million Americans will take domestic flights during the Thanksgiving travel period. Wednesday is projected ...
Child’s toes ‘severed’ by lawnmower at Utah daycare; state wants it to shut down
A childcare center in southern Utah is losing its license and must cease operations by Dec. 4 after a child’s toes were ...
Florida IHOP server claims she was fired after feeding homeless man
LAKELAND, Fla. ( WFLA) — A Florida woman said she was fired from her job at IHOP after she served food to a homeless man over the weekend. Victoria Hughes, who has worked at the IHOP in Lakeland for ...