Estimations had many over southern/southeast Iowa with 1"+ Totals. Sharp cutoff to amounts moving closer to the I80 corridor.

In a vote of 68 to 31, the Iowa house passed a 5-year moratorium on casino licenses in the state Thursday, just one week before the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commi

Things to do this weekend include country music from Ella Langley and Aaron Watson, jazz from Judy Carmichael, and the corn-bred comedy "Shucked."

A DES MOINES RESTAURANT HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PRESTIGIOUS JAMES BEARD AWARD. SIMONS IS RECOGNIZED IN THE OUTSTANDING HOSPITALITY CATEGORY, ALONG WITH 20 OTHER RESTAURANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE THE RESTAURANTS THAT THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION,

Central Iowans will see wet roads after early Friday morning showers, which will continue south of Interstate 80. As of 7:10 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation is not reporting any incidents or delays. You can see the latest traffic updates here.

DES MOINES, Iowa- Non-profit organizations in Iowa are moving forward “cautiously optimistic” after a roller coaster ride over the past few days. “I just… I was at a loss,” said Kimberly Grandstaff. “I couldn’t believe that this would happen.

Here are where a dozen Des Moines area Iowa high school football players signed during the December signing day period.

Caribou Coffee expands its central Iowa footprint with two new locations. The first opened on Wednesday at the intersection of Keosauqua Way and Crocker Street, just off I-235. T his marks the second location to open in Iowa within the last year and makes 16 in the Des Moines metro.

Between the massive cranes, construction projects and the hubbub of activity, it's hard to miss Des Moines International Airport. But, just in case, the airport is erecting a sign with 20-foot-tall letters representing its assigned airport code: DSM.

A spokesperson for the Des Moines Fire Department told Local 5 a call came in around 9:50 a.m., reporting flames and smoke coming from Help a Mind Thrive, Keep a Book, a used bookstore and donation center. No one was in the building when the fire started, the spokesperson said.

Des Moines-based artist b. Robert Moore will have a piece, "Lost and Found," displayed at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City throughout the month of February.

Family-operated Homemakers Furniture will open its second location in Tiffin, creating 200 jobs in Johnson County. What else should you know?