Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.

The protest was one of 50 planned protests Wednesday in cities across the country organized by the 50501 Movement.

DES MOINES — State funding for the Double up Food Bucks Program, which provides a one-to-one match to Supplemental Nutrition ...

The protest began outside the Iowa Statehouse around noon, with participants urging lawmakers to reject Project 2025.

Community members are continuing to pressure Des Moines leaders to reinstate the city's sustainability office, which was ...

The capitol building is located in the city's East Village neighborhood across the Des Moines River from downtown. It is accessible via the free D-Line downtown shuttle. For more information ...

The Des Moines skyline is seen from the Iowa State Capitol grounds as snow falls on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Des Moines.

The prospects for proposed carbon capture pipelines in Iowa remains unknown; more certain is the will of advocates and ...

Sentenced to death for killing two children in 1963, Leon Tice's sentence was commuted a month before Iowa abolished capital punishment in 1965.

Cat owners love the name Luna, the most popular registered name among Des Moines cat owners with 104 instances, while dog ...