by Dar Danielson | Apr 10, 2024 | Human Interest, News
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says two babies were given up to the state last month through the Safe Haven program. HHS says a baby girl, born March 17th and a baby boy born March 20th were given up and will be placed with foster families until...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 9, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines announced the largest expansion in zoo history Monday. Zoo CEO Anne Shimerdla says the expansion and renovation effort will include the “Wild Iowa” exhibit on Iowa’s endangered species. “There are over 100...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 9, 2024 | Human Interest, News
Some people from Iowa were out of state and got to see more of an impact from the solar eclipse than we saw here. Tim Loecke of Manchester was in Indianapolis Monday to visit a friend and went to a watch party at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I didn’t...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 8, 2024 | News, Outdoors
DNR staff are now going out after dark and driving back roads to conduct surveys of wildlife. State deer biologist, Jace Elliott, says it’s something they do every spring. “Every county has two different 25-mile transects that run from east to west across...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 8, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa DCI investigating a shooting by Cedar Rapids police officers that left one man dead and another wounded. Cedar Rapids police were called to a residence on the northeast side around 6:30 Saturday evening on the report of a man who was armed and making...