Four leaders of the Afghan community established in Des Moines beginning in 2021 are on a quest to build a mosque and cultural center

Iowa’s largest school district plans an educational overhaul in response to years of declining enrollment and budget cuts. A proposal for Des Moines Public Schools would make full-day pre-school more accessible and offer interest-specific schools to cater toward students’ chosen careers.

Here are three takeaways from Des Moines North's win over Des Moines Lincoln in Iowa high school basketball on Tuesday.

The weekend brings the Bike Expo and RAGBRAI announcement party, comedian Sal Vulcano, two wine and cheese events, and more.

A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless.

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.

An innovative new cancer treatment is available in Iowa for the first time. UnityPoint in Des Moines is offering GammaTile Therapy. It's a new tool that targets tumor cells where regrowth is most likely.

Campaign fundraising reports for the 2024 calendar year for state candidates who were not on the ballot in the 2024 elections were due Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Rock band Shinedown is coming to the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines this spring. The band, which has two new singles coming out on Friday (“Three Six Five, and ”Dance, Kid, Dance"), will perform with special guests Beartooth and Morgan Wade.

James Cauthen, a 54-year-old fire chief with Coweta County Fire in Georgia, was shot and killed while helping drivers who hit a deer in Alabama. A former model, Trump once had her own fashion business and favors designer clothing. The Texas-based designer sent Kai three dresses for the weekend.

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a proposal that took its first legislative step Tuesday.