Police have made an arrest for the murder of a Washington man found dead in his apartment complex Wednesday. Clarence Dean Pedersen, 64 of Washington, was taken into custody at 10:00 Wednesday night and charged with murder.
Des Moines police said a store owner fatally shot a suspected burglar Wednesday morning.
2 week agoMan was shot while riding his motorcycle. Des Moines police officers were called to the 300 block of East Diehl Avenue Wednesday just before 10 p.m.
3 week agoFirefighters were called to West Central Park Avenue and Division Street around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters say the house was vacant at the time of the fire, and that the fire started inside the home. The house did suffer from some fire and water damage.
A man was swept away and died after his van stalled in a flooded Des Moines street amid heavy rain that forced the evacuation of some homes and businesses
3 week agoA Des Moines man is dead, after floodwaters swept him into a creek. It happened at 50th Street and Twana Drive, on the northwest side.
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The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a West Des Moines teenager Monday. It happened in Creston at Highway 34 and Poplar Street.
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Iowa officials say about 870,000 litres of oil from Alberta spilled in Friday night derailment. 14 of 32 cars compromised; about half the spill contained so far with booms, skimmers, vacuum trucks. No one injured in the derailment, which was likely caused by floods.
Cleanup underway after train from Alberta derails in Iowa, leaking crude oil into floodwaters from rain-swollen river
1 month agoInternet Research Agency creation @USA_Really (twitter account of the fake news site by the same name) followed @Garexit prior to being banned.
1 month agoEmergency crews were called to a report of fire and explosions in an industrial park in Des Moines Wednesday afternoon. Dispatchers were called to Keck Energy at 1400 Ohio Street, where there were reports of a fire and explosions just after 1 p.m.
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SyriaSmoke rises from Quneitra in southwestern Syria as rebels destroy their arms stocks prior to their departure, in a picture taken on July 22 from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. @jalaamarey for @AFPPhoto
