The Capital of Comfort Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa, is a perfect blend of big-city amenities and small-town charm.

The National Parks Service has yet to officially announce the layoffs ... Services seasonally for years — from Glacier National Park in Montana to northeastern Iowa. He said working for the National ...

As the 2025 camping season approaches, the Iowa DNR is looking for volunteers who love the outdoors to serve as campground ...

The City of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, and the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) have announced ...

The announcements of thousands of National Park Service employees being laid off, including at least two in Iowa, have had the remaining staff at some national parks scrambling heading into their ...

Lawmakers dropped a huge tax overhaul last week at the Statehouse that some leaders say has been decades in the making.

(Image courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives) Rebecca Conard, author of "Places of Quiet Beauty: Parks, Preserves and Environmentalism" (Contributed ...

The City of Dubuque Parks Division is developing a plan for a new park in the Rustic Point neighborhood, with construction ...

The Iowa City Community School District and the city have entered a 25-year agreement for use of two fields at Mercer Park.

Creston Arts Gallery’s new photography exhibit, “At Home in Iowa’s Parks,” features photos of nature from Gary and Kathleen ...

Nick Jarmusz of AAA says travel expenses are up this year, but he still expects a busy spring break season nationwide.

Parks said he grew up on Chicago's South Side where gang violence was prevalent and came to Iowa years ago to play college basketball. The scholarship he received to play ball was his ticket out ...