Madison County News

An effort is under way in Iowa to not only recruit but retain doctors to work in smaller communities.

Ramona Jean Hunt saw it coming, her neighbors say. Fearful that the ex-boyfriend she had broken up with more than a month ago would get violent, the 43-year-old woman took steps to protect herself.

Plan and zoning commissioners reviewed a proposed plan on June 24 on how the southeast corner of the city will develop.

Last Wednesday night Truro, along with some other towns in southern Iowa, got hit by heavy winds and rain.

Six additional charges have been filed against a Des Moines man in a fatal stabbing in Winterset.

The Blank Park Zoo's adult-only, age 21-and-older series, Zoo Brew, returns Wednesday.

Iowa Department of Public Safety Eugene T. Meyer, Commissioner 215 East 7th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Telephone Number: 725-6182 Facsimile Number: 725-6195 John F. Quinn, Director For immediate release: Courtney Greene, Bureau Chief Friday, June 26, 2009 Public Information Bureau Des Moines, Iowa 725-6196 POINT OF CONTACT: Chief Ken Burk, ...

A 49-year-old Des Moines man is charged with stabbing two people in Winterset, one of them fatally.

A Des Moines man faces first-degree murder charges after a stabbing at a Winterset home Friday.

A band of storms that just passed through the metro area pounded Dallas County and northern Polk County with heavy rain and winds reaching 70 mph.

As Iowa residents began storm clean-up this morning, the National Weather Service had more bad news.

In the market for a motorcycle? There's a 1978 Triumph up for grabs. How about some East Asian furniture? Or a pair of animal sculptures by Madison County artist Karen Strohbeen? There's a pink fox and a spotted aardvark - just take your pick.

I applaud Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie in recognizing that the expansion of gambling in central Iowa is wrong.

Authorities in northwest Iowa have arrested a man wanted on a federal arrest warrant for probation violation.

A Winterset man was arrested this morning in connection with a stabbing. Brian Richmond is charged with attempted first-degree murder.

In a state known for its 'annual great bike ride,' its no surprise Iowa is quickly climbing the ranks of bike-friendly states.

Rain fell over this past weekend and Truro received 4 inches. Like other people we got water in our basement.

Bill Mayer, who owns a farm-implement dealership in the Madison County town of Bevington, hasn't had health insurance for several years, and he doesn't think anyone in the government should force him to buy it.

Kick up your heels, folks, it's time for an old-time barn dance. The Flying Pig Barn Dance fires up its first monthly event Saturday at the Des Moines Social Club, in downtown's Western Gateway.

Before being issued an Iowa driver's license, would-be drivers should be required to ride a bicycle for at least a few hours.