Caleb Geer

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Caleb Geer

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Local 5 Weather Team has called for two Weather Impact Alert Days on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 due to extreme heat. Temperatures are set to ramp up towards the weekend and then begin to fall again through next week. Highs in the mid-90s mixed in with dewpoints climbing to the low and mid 70s will send our heat index, or feels-like temperatures, into the 100-105° range.

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Caleb Geer

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It's been a soggy past few days for much of central Iowa, but it should be much drier until around Friday. The heaviest rainfall looks to have been recorded in Carrol, Green, Boone and Wright counties. Several communities across the state have seen 1-3" of rain in the last three days combined. The last bit of rain is cycling through central Iowa Wednesday evening and should be completely out by midnight. Some low-lying fog may develop, but it should not be widespread.

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Caleb Geer

NEWTON, Iowa — A police chase and prior drug-related arrest led to a search warrant execution and the discovery of a dead body in a Newton residence last week, court records show. Following the June 9 search, 53-year-old Jeffrey Alan Stevens was charged with a controlled substance violation after investigators discovered approximately 11 lbs. of a substance believed to be methamphetamine. The body of 66-year-old Tomie Lee Misner Jr. of Des Moines was also found in the home.

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Caleb Geer

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The Winterset Huskies (10-8) and ADM Tigers (6-13) will soon take to the original Field of Dreams movie site for a baseball game this month, according to Bound Iowa. The game between the two high school teams is set for June 26 at 4 p.m., Bound said. In a post, the organization specifies the "original field" is where the game will be played. Later in the summer, ESPN's SportsCenter will also make a stop at the iconic Iowa landmark in Dyersville.

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Caleb Geer

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — After 10 years of offering its original takes on burgers, Zombie Burger's Jordan Creek Mall location is slated to close at the end of June, while the downtown restaurant in East Village remains unaffected. “This was not an easy decision or one we took lightly,“ said Zombie Burger co-owner and Orchestrate Hospitality president Paul Rottenberg. According to the restaurant's website, gift cards will be accepted at the mall location until its closure on June 27.