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

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

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

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

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 in West Des Moines are investigating a death after a body was discovered in the parking lot of the Barnes & Noble ...

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

Officers responded to the parking lot of Barnes and Noble, located at 4550 University Ave. in West Des Moines, around 9 a.m. Friday.

The Des Moines metro area alone is littered with ponds that offer fishing . Although many are small in size, metro-area ponds ...

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 ...