DES MOINES, Iowa — A man from Des Moines was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trying to kill another man with a baseball bat. The Polk County Attorney's Office said 34-year-old Joshua Jordan Crouch was convicted in September of attempted murder and causing serious injury to a then 35-year-old man.

Joshua Church was accused of attacking Mario Zamora Yepez in the parking lot of a Des Moines liquor store on April 14, 2023. Prior to the attack, Church had attended an Iowa Cubs game and purchased a wooden bat.

Nurses at the four UnityPoint Health-Des Moines hospitals have announced plans to unionize, citing wages, patient care. Here's what you need to know:

Nurses at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced on Tuesday that they’re looking to unionize in an effort to achieve better pay, benefits, and a safer environment for staff and patients. Tuesday afternoon a news conference was held by nurses to address why they’re forming a union.

Nurses at Des Moines' Methodist, Blank and Lutheran hospitals are being asked to join an effort that could lead to an employee union, two organizers of the effort tell Axios. Why it matters: The employees are seeking better pay and working conditions,