FROM KCCI: Des Moines School Board expected to end decades-long resource officer program
DES MOINES, Iowa — School district leaders asked the Des Moines School Board Tuesday to end its School Resource Officer program after more than 10 years. The program, which involves a partnership between the school district and the Des Moines Police Department, started in 1999. Des Moines Public Schools said it wants to end the program because students of color are disproportionately affected by having officers inside schools. … READ MORE FROM KCCI
FROM WHO-TV 13: UnityPoint: Dowling Asked for COVID-19 Vaccines First and Was Ready First
DES MOINES, Iowa — Teachers, staff and faculty at Dowling Catholic High School will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. On Monday, both Dowling Catholic High School and West Central Valley Schools notified families about staff members receiving the vaccine. … READ MORE FROM WHO-TV 13
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: LOCAL 5 FORECAST: Blizzard conditions possible on Thursday
... A potent cold front will roll through Iowa Thursday morning. What will start as rain late Wednesday night will quickly transition to snow once the front passes your location. For Des Moines and Ames, that transition will likely occur around 7 am. Snow will continue to fall in central Iowa through the early afternoon.. .… READ MORE FROM WOI-DT Local 5 | 
