Adriana Torres

6 days ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Despite the rise of cocoa and candy prices, people are excited to celebrate this Easter weekend with lots of sweet treats. A local staple, Chocolate Storybook in West Des Moines, has been busy with customers filing in and out all week long. “We have been in Easter mode since the day after Valentine’s Day. It’s awesome. Easter is our second biggest holiday behind Christmas. We’re just ready to go. We’re a family business so when we’re really busy, it’s great.

1 week ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s almost time for the Drake Relays, and it will be a homecoming for two star Iowa runners. Urbandale native Karissa Schweizer is returning to the blue oval after coming off the 2024 Paris Olympics where she finished 9th in the 10,000m and 10th in the 5,000m. She also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Shelby Houlihan, a Sioux City native and 1,500m American record holder has momentum after coming off a four-year doping ban.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s almost time for the Drake Relays, and it will be a homecoming for two star Iowa runners. Urbandale native Karissa Schweizer is returning to the blue oval after coming off the 2024 Paris Olympics where she finished 9th in the 10,000m and 10th in the 5,000m. She also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Shelby Houlihan, a Sioux City native and 1,500m American record holder has momentum after coming off a four-year doping ban.

1 week ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 7,000 students from 160 schools across the state came to participate in the Build My Future event to learn more about careers in skilled trades. There were booths scattered all across the Iowa State Fairgrounds teaching students about construction, healthcare, trucking, law enforcement and emergency services, military and more. The goal: to inspire the next generation. “For every five people that are leaving the trades, only two are coming back in.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 7,000 students from 160 schools across the state came to participate in the Build My Future event to learn more about careers in skilled trades. There were booths scattered all across the Iowa State Fairgrounds teaching students about construction, healthcare, trucking, law enforcement and emergency services, military and more. The goal: to inspire the next generation. “For every five people that are leaving the trades, only two are coming back in.