Urbandale News

Hospitals in 12 Iowa counties are starting a campaign to educate new parents about the leading cause of child homicides, shaken baby syndrome.

The Urbandale Swimming Pool, 7201 Aurora Ave., will have a "Black Friday Swim" from 8 to 11 a.m. Nov.

The Urbandale school district will host an informational meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Urbandale Public Library Director Katherine Manion describes herself as a small-town girl from the south - and a geek.

Jensen On Oct. 2, Jensen Elementary fourth grade students took a field trip to Banker's Trust.

Nothing gets Urbandale Parks and Recreation Director Jan Herke more excited than talking about plans to develop a 224-acre regional park in the western part of the city.

Urbandale High School students last week had a rare opportunity to address concerns about national issues to Sen.

Details: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center, 5000 Merle Hay Road, Urbandale Come have lunch and network with chamber of commerce members from around the metro.

Achievements Tyler Craig, a senior at Urbandale High School, has been awarded an academic honor scholarship from Northwestern College, Orange City.

An 87-year-old piano business is headed toward closing as part of the owner's desire to spend more time with his family.

Owners of Critchett Piano Company announced Monday they plan to close their store after more than 50 years in business.

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 2010 Total Resource Campaign.

A police officer reportedly shot a robbery suspect in the head this evening in a Des Moines Dollar Tree store.

Can you help the geese? By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 10, 2009 Folks at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa are looking for some local kayakers to help them rescue four domestic geese that have been abandoned at Carney Marsh on Ankeny's south side.

A former Ottumwan has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and attempted murder after a shooting and standoff with police in Des Moines this week.

Drama students at Waukee High School will evoke the feeling of Edwardian England to perform 'The Importance of Being Earnest' this weekend.

Des Moines police say they found a dead woman inside an apartment today shortly after a shotgun-wielding man surrendered to end a standoff that lasted more than an hour and left one officer injured in the hand.

Nicole Kirchner of Urbandale has been awarded academic honor scholarships from Northwestern College, Orange City, for the 201011 school year.

Dallas County judge ruled assessments on six Urbandale property owners along 156th Street were excessive.

Windsor Heights police say they've uncovered a suspected puppy mill at a house in the city.