Emma Brustkern

Des Moines

Digital Content Producer at WOI-TV (Des Moines, IA)

she/her • doing digital @weareiowa5news • @drakesjmc alum • public library enthusiast • opinions are my own!

Articles

Gov. Kim Reynolds announces pilot program to replace summer EBT

1 week ago | wqad.com | Emma Brustkern

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a new initiative to feed kids over the summer, months after opting out of the summer EBT program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved a demonstration project for Healthy Kids Iowa. The program is meant to provide children healthier foods at a lower cost by relying on existing community providers.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces pilot program to replace summer EBT

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a new initiative to feed kids over the summer, months after opting out of the summer EBT program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved a demonstration project for Healthy Kids Iowa. The program is meant to provide children healthier foods at a lower cost by relying on existing community providers.
Things to do in Des Moines: Hawkeye baseball game, free yoga, '& Juliet'

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you're still looking for plans for Mother's Day weekend, you're in luck. Central Iowa has a full showcase of events sure to delight people of all ages. Local 5 rounded up five of those events to help you make the most of your Mother's Day weekend. Have an event you want featured in Local 5's Weekend Guide?
Iowa politics: Nate Willems running for Iowa Attorney General

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — A Mount Vernon-based attorney is running to be Iowa's chief legal officer. Lifelong Iowan Nate Willems announced his campaign for the Iowa Attorney General's Office on Wednesday morning. “Iowans deserve an attorney general focused on protecting Iowans and standing up for our fundamental rights and freedoms," Willems said in a statement.
Corpse flower at Reiman Gardens ready to make a stink — literally

1 week ago | wqad.com | Emma Brustkern

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Corpse flower at Reiman Gardens ready to make a stink — literally

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

AMES, Iowa — A unique plant is set to bloom this month at Reiman Gardens, and it's already making quite the stink. The corpse flower, affectionately named "Stink Floyd," is currently located in the Hughes Conservatory, on loan from the Bessey Greenhouse. The plant itself, Amorphophallus titanum, hails from Indonesia and blooms only once every seven to 10 years. But according to Reiman Gardens, these aren't your normal May flowers.
8 dead in crash on Highway 169 in Kansas, including Ames, Iowa man

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Kansas — An Iowa man was among eight people killed in a head-on collision southeast of Topeka on Sunday, according to Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just before 5:45 p.m. on Highway 169 near Virginia Road when an SUV traveling south attempted to pass a slower-moving vehicle by entering the northbound lane, where it collided with a sedan, according to a crash report.
Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer officially running for state auditor's office

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

DES MOINES, Iowa — Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer is officially running for a different public office. Cournoyer announced her campaign for Iowa State Auditor on Tuesday, saying she's running to bring more transparency and efficiency to the role. “As Iowa continues to cut taxes and streamline government, the Auditor's Office must lead by example and serve as a true watchdog for the taxpayer — not a political weapon,” Cournoyer said in a statement.
Des Moines police investigating armed robbery near Easton Boulevard

1 week ago | weareiowa.com | Emma Brustkern

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are investigating reports of an armed robbery at a convenience store Tuesday morning. The robbery took place at Iowa Clouds Tobacco on Easton Boulevard, near the Fourmile Community Recreation Center. In a post on X, police described the suspect as a man wearing a black hoodie and a brown hat. The suspect is believed to have fled the scene on an ATV. Investigators say there is no ongoing danger to the neighborhood.
Federal judge blocks Iowa law regulating the sale of e-cigarettes, vaping products

1 week ago | wqad.com | Emma Brustkern

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