Des Moines is celebrating its 175th birthday. It was originally incorporated as "Fort Des Moines" on Sept. 22, 1851. The name was shortened to "Des Moines" in February of 1857, marking the formal ...

Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell are in a tight race in the 2nd U.S. House District. They’re offering ...

After nearly three decades, a suspect is now in custody in a central Iowa vehicular homicide case. Des Moines police say 64-year-old Leslie Ruby died just outside his eastside home in a hit-and-run ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Polk County Sheriff's Office. A Wisconsin jury-duty impersonation scam that began with one victim has expanded into ...

Former pollster Ann Selzer appears on Iowa PBS. A Polk County judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and political pollster J. Ann Selzer. Trump, 1st ...

Organizers of two central Iowa festivals say their events will continue despite expected rain, as long as the weather does not threaten public safety. “We have leaned into a few of the traditions,” ...

Operators of the Sleepy Hollow Sports Park in Des Moines are getting a large “Destination Iowa” grant from the state to expand to year-round operations. Iowa Economic Development Authority ...

A recent rerun of an "America's Most Wanted" episode from 1998 led to an arrest in a hit-and-run that killed a Des Moines resident in 1997. Leslie Ruby died on Sept. 29, 1997, after he was fatally ...

Sunshine is peeking through after a stretch of unending rain over Des Moines in September. But don't rejoice just yet. There's not just more rain coming up in the forecast. Des Moines has overtaken ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, ...

Two legacy Chicago AM signals are now transmitting together from a new home in Des Plaines, Ill. Audacy’s 670 WSCR(AM) and 780 WBBM(AM) are diplexing from the daytime site for Salem Media’s WYLL(AM).

ANN ARBOR — Kamari Moulton and DJ Vonnahme are available for Iowa's matchup with Michigan on Sept. 26, according to the Big Ten game day availability report. Moulton and Vonnahme were both out for ...