The metro's elected officials, stakeholders and academics weigh in on what Des Moines needs to do to stay on the right track.

Witnesses say they saw an 18-year-old man go under the water while swimming, but did not see him come back up.

First responders are searching the Raccoon River in West Des Moines for an 18-year-old man who went under the water and never ...

West Des Moines police are investigating after a body was discovered in a vehicle early Friday morning. Authorities say ...

Two bird watchers rescued an osprey they found sitting in the middle the road in West Des Moines. It is a 19-year-old who repopulated Iowa.

Police in West Des Moines are investigating a death after a body was discovered in the parking lot of the Barnes & Noble ...

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Cajun Fest is back and adding some spice to Iowa nice for 2025. Promising some real southern comfort, Cajun Fest has been ...

The Des Moines metro area alone is littered with ponds that offer fishing . Although many are small in size, metro-area ponds ...

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate ...

Police say the crash victim abandoned her car and received a ride home, before she was transported to the hospital where she ...

Witnesses say they saw an 18-year-old man go under the water while swimming, but did not see him come back up.