Most Des Moines area schools will be starting in less than two weeks…and a new study suggests their teachers ease up on the homework when they return to class. The American Journal of Family Therapy says students in early elementary school are getting sometimes nearly three times as much homework as recommended by education leaders.… MORE
Sherman Associates will pay the difference if an 8-and-a-half million dollar federal loan for the city doesn’t cover all of the development costs for the Gray’s Landing urban neighborhood. The city, in turn, will let the developer collect all of the proceeds from land sales in the area. Sherman will eventually be repaid by the…… MORE
More than 20 presidential candidates from both sides of the ticket are rolling in to the metro starting tomorrow to pay visits to the state fair. Mike Huckabee and Jim Webb will be in town tomorrow with several events surrounding appearances at the fair. Republican Bobby Jindal will also be in Urbandale tomorrow morning to…… MORE
A cyclist is recovering after a high-speed crash at the Tour of Utah.… MORE
CNN’s Nick Valencia is given a firsthand look at a new, state-of-the-art training facility for emergency responders.… MORE
400,000 people have been advised not to use their tap water after a toxin was discovered in a water treatment plant.… MORE
Richard Quest joins CNN Today to speak out the newly announced restructuring planned by technology giant Google.… MORE
The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is known as one of the brightest meteor showers, happens near the end of summer. Here’s everything you need to know.… MORE
The percentage of Iowans without health insurance has dipped to five percent in the first half of the year, according to the latest Gallup poll. That’s almost half of what it was two years ago. Only four states have lower rates. More good news for Iowa workers…you could be in for a pay raise, according…… MORE
A new center aimed at helping laid-off John Deere workers is about to have its grand opening next week. The John Deere Transition Center opens up shop a week from today at Hawkeye Community College Main Campus. More than 13-hundred workers from the company lost their jobs since last fall because of the downturn in…… MORE
