Central Iowa Shelter and Service is preparing for an influx of guests as winter weather hits Des Moines. The 24-hour homeless ...

As a 2023 law restricting schools from curriculum and instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation for kindergarten through 6th grade remains challenged in court, state lawmakers on ...

For our private institutions, honestly, this bill should be the least of their worries,” Rep. Taylor Collins, R-Mediapolis, ...

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee voted to advance two bills Tuesday, including one that would give medical practitioners the right to not perform a medical service if it violates their conscience.

Lance Thornton has his hands full these days. He purchased Josiah White’s Quakerdale Foundation site north of New Providence in February 2024 and ever since then, he has been busy ...

Here are seven other Des Moines-area restaurants we'd recommend for the USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year list in 2025.