Roger Riley

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The community of Marshalltown is now offering an overnight warming center for people with no place to stay warm. It began in November when the temperature dropped below 3…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Last August the Des Moines Fire Department launched a new program to try to reduce the number of ambulance calls to some addresses in th

AMES, Iowa — On a cold night in January there was one tent camped outside the north entrance to Hilton Coliseum. Students Ian Hurley, and Jacob Janni, both

DES MOINES, Iowa — Late in 2024 the City of Des Moines ordered all homeless camps to be removed. Now the City Council is weighing an option for temporary housing for homeless. “There’s …

WAUKEE, Iowa — With the Iowa Legislature back in session, leaders in Iowa’s local governments are watching what comes out of the Statehouse. For a number o

WAUKEE, Iowa — With the Iowa Legislature back in session, leaders in Iowa's local governments are watching what comes out of the Statehouse.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is advising Iowa pet owners to keep their cats and dogs away from sick or deceased wild birds and animals.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Support for a Des Moines restaurant is coming in after a car slammed through the front of the building late Thursday. Basic Bird owner, Joe Tripp, was in the restaurant whe…

STORY COUNTY, Iowa — The Bridge Home is a 16-bed homeless shelter in Ames which is adjusting to help out clients as the weather turns bitter cold. “Right now we are under our severe wea…

ANKENY, Iowa — For Tim Cox, rescuing cars in sub-zero temperatures that won’t start or vehicles with a flat tire is what he calls “rather exhilarating.” Cox owns Tim’s…