Polk County’s extreme temperature plan remains in effect, meaning capacity limits are lifted at area shelters, and Dart will ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – The homelessness rate continues to rise in central Iowa, and for the unhoused, the winter months can be a dangerous time. The National Alliance to End Homelessness reported a 56% ...

An "Ask Adam about Austin Asphalt" sign is placed in front of the J.C. Phelps Recreation Center ahead of a community meeting in Joppa. Council Member Adam Bazaldua represents District 7, where Joppa ...

A Joppa house sustained $100K in damage and loss after a wood stove with a cracked pipe leaked embers into the wall, sparking ...

Twenty-five-year-old Alicia Kendrick had lived in Joppa for only a short period when she became one of the community’s loudest voices for deindustrialization. Like many who came before her, Kendrick’s ...

JOPPA, Ill. (KFVS) - Joppa is home to one of the largest coal plants in southern Illinois and it’s set to close by the year 2025. With the nations change in many coal plant to solar energy, residents ...

In the shade of towering trees on a warm April afternoon, the tiny Joppa community in southern Dallas seems like a sleepy country town. Thick greenery surrounds the small homes in quiet despite the ...

The Austin Asphalt plant in Dallas' mostly Black Joppa community is at the heart of controversy as at least one advocacy group says the plant presents potential health risks to residents. The ...