A witness said an 18-year-old male had gone under and did not come back up, said Sgt. Dan Wade, police spokesperson. ...

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

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

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

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

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

Police discovered the 38-year-old had crashed the night before her death but was taken home instead of to a hospital.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...