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Des Moines Prep, a public charter high school coming to Des Moines' East Village, is officially taking applications for classes this fall — and giving an early look at its planned facilities.

INDEPENDENCE — Independence police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually abusing a child and possessing child pornography. Austin Lavern Thein, 32, of Independence, was arrested Wednesday ...

Des Moines Prep, a public charter high school coming to Des Moines' East Village, is officially taking applications for ...

The capitol building is located in the city's East Village neighborhood across the Des Moines River from downtown. It is accessible via the free D-Line downtown shuttle. For more information ...

Many of the establishments belonging to former lawmakers, Cabinet members and the leaders of Hasina’s Awami League party were set on fire, apparently as part of a coordinated campaign involving the ...

Instead of signaling a turning of the corner in pursuit of a more perfect union, the elevation of a Black man into the White ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as the ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 16 °F (-8.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 32 °F (0 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 ...

What do you notice about the average earnings of college athletes? What do you wonder? By The Learning Network These questions invite you to reflect on the role that love — in all its forms ...

“Jana Gana Mana, the Indian national anthem, was first sung at The Doon School in 1935 – a full decade before India’s independence,” exclaims Sinha. Notably, his study of the Doon School archives ...