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DES MOINES, Iowa — Eight days passed without any sign of Krysta Franco's beloved cat Charlie, when her phone rang.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Court Avenue business owner will pay more than $200,000 after losing a lawsuit.

Two years after the tragic death of a Fort Dodge infant who was killed the day she was born, her family is continuing to honor her memory.

Pella is one win away from sending retiring coach Jay McKinstrey out on a high note with another state championship.

"There's sadness, there's grief, there's uncertainty, there's all of that," said Cindy Yelick with Heartland AEA.

A chance to make Cyclone history has Iowa State fans throughout the state buzzing with excitement, and some local bars and restaurants are hoping to capitalize on it."(At) the grocery store, the malls, everybody is wearing their gear. There is just an excitement in the air," Cyclone fan Lori Norgaard said. On Saturday, the Iowa State football team will face Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship. If the team wins, the Cyclones will bring home the title for the first time since joining the conference. The team already made history this fall by finishing with a 10-win season, matching its 7-0 undefeated streak, and returning to the conference championship for a second chance at the title. Defeating the Sun Devils would cement this year's team as the most successful in the program's recent

Des Moines Fire Department officials said the fire started in the home's kitchen and filled the entire residence with smoke, injuring two people and killing eight pets.

Watch Des Moines firefighters take the polar plunge into Gray's Lake to learn how they'll rescue victims that have fallen through the ice.

Multiple sightings of a coyote in a West Des Moines neighborhood are prompting some to take caution with small children and pets.

Hope to introduce a new kind of housing development into a historic neighborhood off Grand Avenue in Des Moines is facing a roadblock after the city rejected a request that would allow the project to move forward.