A 29-year veteran of Des Moines television station KCCI died this afternoon in the hospital of apparent heart failure. Michelle Parker was born and raised in Des Moines, according to her biography on the KCCI website.
A volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America was arrested and charged with assault Wednesday after a 15-year-old Boy Scout alleged multiple cases of sexual abuse when the two were alone.
The Sunday morning shooting death of a Des Moines woman was described to police by her boyfriend as accidental. Police released the man Sunday after nearly eight hours of interviews.
A Des Moines woman who was shot and killed this morning was identified by police this afternoon. After the shooting, Latasha M. Thomas’ boyfriend told police the shooting was accidental.
A study has found that people at risk for late-onset Alzheimer's who had two drinks a day developed the disease almost five years earlier than lighter drinkers. The outcome was worse for those who smoked, too.
ISLAMABAD (April 24 2008): All parties to Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline have agreed to make the project a reality on fast track basis and complete the modalities for it side by side with India-Pakistan-Iran (IPI) gas line.