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13-03-2025
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World Food & Music Festival ranked among top five cultural festivals by USA Today
DES MOINES, Iowa — The World Food and Music Festival is ranked number five in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards for Best Cultural Festival. The festival beat out top contenders from states such as Florida, New York, and Hawaii. The ranking was based on a public voting process. Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years USA Today said, 'The World Food and Music Festival highlights international cuisine with a diverse group of food and drink vendors, as well as interactive culinary programming. Live performances, such as Irish dancing and taiko drumming, add to the fun and ambience, truly making this event a feast for the senses.' Amelia Klatt the Director of Events for the Greater Des Moines Partnership, said in a statement, 'Being recognized as one of the nation's top cultural festivals is an amazing honor. This recognition reflects the rich heritage, vibrant flavors and unique cultural experiences that make the World Food & Music Festival special. We are grateful for the support from our community and visitors who celebrate with us every year.' This year's annual event will be held in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park from Friday, August 22nd through Sunday, August 24th. For more details about this year's World Food and Music Festival check out Material witness warrant issued in deadly Des Moines hit-and-run case Des Moines Arts Festival announces artists for 2025 event World Food & Music Festival ranked among top five cultural festivals by USA Today High winds turn controlled burn into grass fire in Indianola, fire department says Urbandale mailing tech company closing; over 100 employees to be laid off Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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Urbandale mailing tech company closing; over 100 employees to be laid off
URBANDALE, Iowa — Pitney Bowes is closing their Urbandale location this spring, leaving over a hundred people without jobs. According to Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, Pitney Bowes is closing their Urbandale store, located at 4350 121st Street, on May 19, 2025. WARN says 168 employees will be laid off. Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years WHO 13 News reached out to Pitney Bowes and received this statement: To support a more efficient network, we are shifting volume from our Des Moines operating center for processing within the Central Region. Our clients will continue to receive outstanding service and delivery supported by our mail exchange network. As we move forward with the closure of our Des Moines center, we are fully committed to supporting our affected employees. Operations will wind down over the next six months. Debbie Pfeiffer, Presort Services President Pitney Bowes is a technology company known for postage meters and mailing equipment and services. According to their website, Pitney Bowes is the largest presort mail business in the U.S. and the largest workshare partner of the United States Postal Service. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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High winds turn controlled burn into grass fire in Indianola, fire department says
INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Indianola Fire Department is warning residents after a controlled burn turned into a grass fire at a rural farm Wednesday afternoon. According to Indianola Fire Chief Aaron Hurt, after 3:30 p.m. fire crews were dispatched to a grass fire in the 9700 block of Nixon Street, southwest of Indianola. Due to possible danger to surrounding buildings, additional crews were called to assist. Saint Mary's, New Virginia, and Carlisle were all called to the fire. UTV's were used to access hard to reach areas in the fields. Fire Chief Hurt says muddy, wet ground and high winds made it more difficult to fight the fire. Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years Fire Chief Hurt spoke with the owner and found that the fire was intentionally started. 'So, the homeowner here did admit that he had set a debris pile on fire. And so that's that should determine the cause of this fire. It wasn't intentional. His intention was to burn the debris pile up, but it did spread due to the windy conditions and dry fuels,' said Fire Chief Hurt. Chief Hurt says that even though Warren County, and other central Iowa counties, don't have a burn ban, people should hold off on controlled burns. Hurt says if you must burn make sure you are watching the fire. 'I just encourage everybody when you're burning out, outdoors to have an extinguisher or some sort of water source nearby and to watch it until the fire's completely out,' said Hurt. Visit the Iowa State Fire Marshal website for updates on burning and fire conditions, you can also visit the county burn bans list here. Iowa News: Iowa lawmakers send bill to governor that prohibits THC open containers in vehicles Iowa cattle farmer hopes tariffs won't be a negative for local farmers Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years How to watch Iowa State vs. BYU in Big 12 tournament quarterfinals Jefferson scores 19, Lipsey leaves with injury as No. 12 Iowa State beats Cincinnati 76-56 in Big 12 tourney Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years
ALTOONA, Iowa — On Wednesday Adventureland announced that the Adventureland Inn will be permanently closing its doors. In 1973, just a year before the theme park opened, Jack Krantz opened the Adventureland Inn. The hotel has gone through many changes in its over 50-year history, including a million dollar project in 2002 that doubled the size of the hotel and added new pools and water features. How to watch Iowa State vs. BYU in Big 12 tournament quarterfinals The closure comes after the hotel announced that it would be closed during the off-season beginning November 2024. Adventureland said in a statement that the hotel will be converted into employee housing. The statement says: At Adventureland, we have continued to provide the best guest experience for our visitors through the addition of new events, new rides and attractions, and on-going park-wide improvements. With our continued focus on guest experience, we have made the decision to close the Adventureland Inn and convert the property into on-site employee housing as we grow our workforce. Mike Lusky, General Manager Guests can still stay overnight at the Adventureland Campground, which is currently taking reservations. The closure will not affect Spectators Sports Bar & Grill, which will remain open seven days a week. Metro News: Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years AR-15 rifle used in Des Moines shooting that seriously injured woman, police say City of Altoona calling for artists to apply for mural project Harding Middle School students receive 529 College Savings Accounts thanks to large donation Woman drove herself to Des Moines hospital after being shot, police say Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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Iowa cattle farmer hopes tariffs won't be a negative for local farmers
DES MOINES, Iowa — It might seem unusual to know that a giant beef farm is headquartered in downtown Des Moines in the Financial Center. The huge beef barns are actually three hours away northwest Iowa in the town of Marcus. Chad Tentinger has two companies in the beef industry. One is TenCorp, which builds cattle barns for producers. The other is Cattlemen's Heritage, which actually produces the cattle on the Marcus farm. Cattlemen's Heritage is also planning to construct a 2,000 head a day packing plant near Council Bluffs. The plant would employ over 800 people, with a main goal of getting better cattle prices for Iowa farmers. Tentinger said in his businesses the tariffs have not had an impact. Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years 'As of right now, it's being talked about we hear a lot about it, but they haven't been implemented in any real way so it hasn't affected the price of anything yet outside of psychologically,' said Tentinger. 'In the beef business we are a net importer beef today in this country, so if the tariffs do go on the countries that are importing beef into this country, it will ultimately make our family farms, the small family farms that are raising beef more profitable and make our product worth more.' On the barn building side of his business, Tentinger said he talks to his suppliers every day, and no prices for wood or steel have gone up. He wants tariffs to not be an issue as more beef is raised and consumed in the United States without exporting or importing. 'So that would be a perfect example of more manufacturing in the United States, keeping our product in the United States to the main packers in the country today or foreign owned so I got to believe it'd be a benefit to the family farm to have domestic owned in our packing plants,' said Tentinger. 'Cattlemen's Heritage will be owned by family farmers so I'm a big believer in the idea that we should be manufacturing, making our products in the US.' Iowa News: Iowa cattle farmer hopes tariffs won't be a negative for local farmers Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years How to watch Iowa State vs. BYU in Big 12 tournament quarterfinals Jefferson scores 19, Lipsey leaves with injury as No. 12 Iowa State beats Cincinnati 76-56 in Big 12 tourney WHO 13 Farm Report: Wednesday, March 12th Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
