1040 WHO is Des Moines news, traffic, and severe weather station. Max & Amy start your day at 4:59am , then at 9am it's Jeff Angelo's "Need to Know". At 11am we The Big Show, America's premiere farm radio show with Bob Quinn. The afternoon lineup is Clay Travis and Buck Sexton 1pm to 4pm and Simon Conway for 4pm-7pm.
Construction in downtown started in March but the Historic Downtown Reconstruction Project has been talked about for quite some time. Many say it’s long overdue.