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

A witness told police an 18-year-old went under and did not resurface. Divers are in the second day searching for the swimmer ...

The city of West Des Moines this summer is conducting a partial special census to get a more accurate count of its population ...

The Des Moines metro will see Indian, Italian, Chinese, mochi doughnuts, tapas, French-Asian baked goods, and more open this ...

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

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

The body of a swimmer who went under the water at Raccoon River Park’s Blue Heron Lake Sunday and didn’t surface has been ...

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

The search for a missing swimmer resumed Monday morning at Raccoon River Park. Sgt. Dan Wade of the West Des Moines Police Department said emergency responders were ...

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