Des Moines is pulling in big money from false burglar alarms, but some police departments are growing frustrated by the high number of unnecessary calls. The Des Moines Register reports Iowa’s largest city collected $138,000 for nearly 2,397 billable false …
The city of Des Moines, Iowa, will be installing surveillance cameras in 125 city vehicles to test whether the technology can hold employees accountable for their driving and reduce the number of accidents. The pilot project is scheduled to begin …
A levee designed to protect an area north of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, from flooding has been completed. A study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Des Moines River was finished after reconstruction designs were completed on …
Authorities say three house fires in Des Moines, Iowa, were all caused by weekend thunderstorms. The Des Moines Register reports that lightning strikes triggered fires at two homes in Johnston and one in Clive. The Johnston fires were triggered at …
The president of a Des Moines firm that provides companies with temporary employees has pleaded guilty to a scheme to reduce the cost of his workers compensation insurance. Under a plea agreement reached Thursday with prosecutors, DES Staffing President Dinesh …