Tag: Des Moines
Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
WASHINGTON — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting...
Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in...
Iowa lawmakers pass bill seeking to stop farm investigations
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers for the fourth time have approved restrictions aimed at stopping animal welfare activists from documenting animal abuse at...
Washington leads Valparaiso to 10-7 win at Drake
DES MOINES, Iowa — Robert Washington ran for 101 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter as Valparaiso beat Drake 10-7...
US arrests Bosnian fugitive wanted for 1994 military killing
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former Bosnian soldier who fled custody while awaiting trial for murder in the 1994 killing of a fellow military...
LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES — Amy Skinner took notice when brightly colored structures started taking shape earlier this year on a drab patch of asphalt across...
Prosecutor defends failed effort to convict Iowa journalist
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa prosecutor defended his unsuccessful pursuit of charges against a journalist who was arrested while covering a protest, saying...
$7 million gift endows Iowa women’s basketball coaching job
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Iowa basketball player Dr. P. Sue Beckwith has given $7 million to endow the Hawkeyes' head coaching position, the...