The West Des Moines woman faces two charges of child endangerment for reportedly leaving her two stepchildren outside without shoes or coats when the temperature was in the 20s.
Participants will be exposed to a gamut of fire safety and prevention tactics, as well as firefighting skills.
Surveillance video shows what happened in midnight burglary.
One of the women in nearly two-year dispute now claims to be worried about her welfare.
Former boyfriend allegedly wants to “enhance their ‘friendly’ relationship.”
What surprised Chief Shaun LaDue the most when he took the job in West Des Moines? The fabled 6 degrees of separation are more like 1 in West Des Moines.
The West Des Moines police officer defied the odds when a stroke tumbled him three years ago.
Calls became so frequent that doctor's office workers let phones go unanswered.
The suspect reportedly made racial slurs to an Urbandale man and his girlfriend.
The target was riddled with bullet holes, but none of the three people in an apartment claimed responsibility for the alleged shooting – or for the other items police found.
Emily Weikert was shot in a parking garage, authorities say, reportedly by a former co-worker. Weikert graduated from Valley High School in 2005.
Rookie crime-fighters, Valley Junction hookah shop owner and his buddy foil a robbery.
Authorities notice a pattern in burglaries around town.
It’s been a bad week for some folks in West Des Moines.
Checks are conducted quarterly with the goal of visiting the roughly 160 liquor license holders at least once each year.
Police got an unusual call about abandoned property.
Waukee man fought the law and the law won – big time.
The city has fallen short of its “Keep the Star White” campaign this year, but fire officials are hoping there are no other fires that could have been prevented.
Man fired after "going on" pretty coworkers’ chairs – repeatedly – faces second-degree criminal mischief charges.
Was it the secondhand smoke?
Quick action by employees at a nearby business "saved a life today."
And, dude, who drove her car?
In two separate early morning incidents, West Des Moines Police hear claims of unfair fighting.
Police advise couple to clean up rotting food and debris from apartment.
Driver tells police passenger stiffed him.
The dispatching system serves West Des Moines, Urbandale, Clive and now Norwalk.
The husband said taking the cab was “the right thing,” but the cab driver had issues with their reported behavior.
A designated driver was sober, but that wasn't enough to keep his friends out of trouble.
Michael Rodemeyer was found hiding in a grain bin.
The doctor said the anonymous allegations aren’t true, but harassment is escalating.
When workers reported to work after Thanksgiving, their equipment was gone.
The mother of two said there was no one else to watch her children when her boss told her to report to work late Thanksgiving night.
Three garages destroyed at Washington Heights Apartment Complex.
The suspect reportedly told his coworker he "would find him outside of work."
Authorities at an area hospital notified police a 17-year-old who sought treatment said he had been stabbed at the mall.
The theft from the Jordan Creek Walmart was the second red kettle stolen this season in the Des Moines area.
Property was vacant while it was being cleaned up after fire.
Local man still has his snowblower, but he's out hundreds of dollars in alleged scam.
The suspect’s description matched in two weekend incidents in entertainment district.
If you were missing your Sunday paper, perhaps it’s some comfort to know the carrier lost a lot more.