From high-flying hot air balloons to a star-studded music festival, Local 5 rounded up five events taking place in central Iowa this weekend.

From free sweet corn and SpongeBob on stage to Lana Del Rey and NASCAR — here’s what’s happening July 31-Aug. 3.

Since receiving a $20 million MacKenzie Scott donation, $1 million has been deposited into a discretionary account that lacks ...

Child care worries have been made worse this summer by federal cuts and depleting pandemic funds, and they aren’t expected to ...

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died July 22 at 76. The rock legend left Des Moines "with bat taste in mouth" after a show in 1982.

Nashville's education system received a major upgrade with the opening of Percy Priest Elementary School.

$675K of Indianola’s Tax Money Withheld Over Incomplete Audits INDIANOLA-The City of Indianola is under scrutiny. We found the city hasn't turned in a complete audit since 2018 which only got finished ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco man arrested in June on allegations he sexually assaulted an elementary school student was indicted Thursday. A McLennan County grand jury indicted Michael Myers, 53 ...

A visitation for John Katich, age 70 of Knoxville, will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home. For those desiring, memorials may be made to ...

Featured Newly re-published memoir recounts well-known Indianola man’s farming roots JENNY FEE / Independent Advocate Jul 17, 2025 Updated Jul 18, 2025 1 ...

AI SUMMARY: At 8:56 AM, a report came in of a deer in the roadway at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Indianola Road. The deer had been hit by a vehicle but was still alive and flopping.