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

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

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 ...

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

Here are the Des Moines Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of June ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

That combination of small-town-like quality of life and big-city amenities is the reason for Fleming’s enthusiastic endorsement of the metro as a place to live and work. It's something The Mutual ...