The homeowner was alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm inside, smelled smoke and saw flames before safely evacuating the house and calling 911.

An Ankeny contractor has been sentenced to prison for taking customer checks and not completing the work he was paid to do ...

ANKENY, Iowa — Ankeny police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 26-year-old man, Noah Olson, who was last seen around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. Police say that due to the freezing ...

Southeast Polk and Ankeny squared off in a wrestling dual Thursday night. While you can see fans in the stands at the point of the picture being taken, they were all asked to leave later in the night.

The Iowa DOT is doing overnight construction on parts of Interstate 35. Drivers headed between Ankeny and Ames should expect ...

The special election in September 2026 won't be the first time the city and voters have considered a sales tax that could lower property taxes.

Ankeny is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2025, marking its evolution from a railroad town to a major economic hub in the metro and region. The city's industrial history includes coal mines and a ...

The Holiday Streakers — it's not what you think — have raised close to $250,000 to help out families dealing with illness.

ANKENY — Wonder what traffic and road conditions are like on Interstate 80 in Des Moines? Or I-380 in North Liberty, I-35 in Ames, U.S. Route 20 in Waterloo, I-29 in Council Bluffs or I-74 in ...

The Ankeny Hawks beat crosstown rival Ankeny Centennial in an Iowa high school girls basketball matchup on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.