Caribou Coffee expands its central Iowa footprint with two new locations. The first opened on Wednesday at the intersection of Keosauqua Way and Crocker Street, just off I-235. T his marks the second location to open in Iowa within the last year and makes 16 in the Des Moines metro.

The last few days have been a whirlwind for grant-funded organizations like Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, which relies on federal money.

At 27 years old, Daniel Luckett, aka Entre Luche, has earned his place in The Recording Academy class of 2024, cementing his role in the Grammy Awards for the next five years. The Grammy Awards are the only peer-voted award in music.

It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden previously won by the county by 3 points in 2020, and Hillary Clinton by 2 points in 2016. Jackson and Clinton counties were won by Trump in the last three presidential elections.

The Lunar New Year takes place on Wednesday, ringing in the Year of the Snake. Across the Des Moines metro, restaurants created special events to celebrate the spring festival for a year described as "a time of transformation,

On Friday, members of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and six visiting French chefs made the drive down to Revelton Distilling Company in Osceola for a tour and gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DMACC’s French Chef Exchange Program.