West Des Moines City Council members approved the design process to begin and construction could start in September.

Four leaders of the Afghan community established in Des Moines beginning in 2021 are on a quest to build a mosque and cultural center

Danielle Paschka needed a creative outlet in 2020 and turned to sharing her cakes and treats on Instagram. Now she has viral videos and devoted fans.

Five Des Moines projects received a 2024 Best Award from 1000 Friends of Iowa during a ceremony at the Capitol this week. 1000 Friends of Iowa is a statewide nonprofit focused on land use and transportation.

DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers are considering a slate of bills that aim to protect children in multiple ways, including requiring those convicted of “grooming” to register as sex offenders and criminalizing the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse materials generated by artificial intelligence.

Law enforcement officials, advocates and grieving families of Iowans killed by distracted drivers packed a Senate committee room Wednesday to again implore lawmakers to ban motorists' handheld use of mobile devices behind the wheel.

A Des Moines hospital is the first in Iowa to perform brain surgery using a new type of treatment called GammaTile therapy. Dr. Sam Schroeder, a radiation oncologist at UnityPoint Health — John Stoddard Cancer Center,

Subcommittee meetings continued in Des Moines on Thursday. One that received a lot of attention was discussing a bill that would require schools to show

Overnight snow is leaving a light dusting on the roads for morning commuters. It's slowly clearing as nearly 200 plows across Iowa work to clear the interstates. Drivers are still advised to be cautious on less-traveled roads. More covered roads and slick spots in Eastern Iowa are causing multiple crashes closer to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Iowa’s largest school district plans an educational overhaul in response to years of declining enrollment and budget cuts. A proposal for Des Moines Public Schools would make full-day pre-school more accessible and offer interest-specific schools to cater toward students’ chosen careers.

Here's where Iowa football's 2025 recruiting class ranks inside the Big Ten entering the February signing period.

Here is where Iowa football's recruiting class ranks heading into the February national signing period. Currently, the Hawkeyes have 15 total commits in the 2025 class heading into the February signing period.