The proposed changes include dividing the district into three regions, moving sixth-graders to elementary schools, expanding all-day preschool for 4-year-olds and creating signature schools that ...

The Des Moines Skywalk system connects many downtown buildings, offering convenience during cold winter ... We appreciate that it blends historic architecture with modern design, cultivating a diverse ...

The number of police killings has risen sharply — Des Moines police killed five people between 2015 and 2022, according to data from the Washington Post's police shootings database. That's fewer ...

Reimagining Education aims to reshape the district over the next 10 years and is part of a larger move by officials to ...

Senior police officers Neal Shaffer and Titus Deford both fired their handguns at David Leroy Kintz Jr. after the suspect allegedly pulled a weapon last Thursday.

So, in addition to building ... Des Moines president and CEO Greg Edwards said. "This event brings people from all over the state to our beautiful State Capitol overlooking an awesome view of ...

Some business people in downtown Des Moines said restrictions on people ... The city is looking into building “pallet shelters” to temporarily house those experiencing homelessness.

Meet the Iowans competing in 2022 Red Bull Soapbox races in Des Moines "The Red Bull Soapbox Race is a race competition in which amateur ...

Voters in Senate District 35 picked a Democrat, Iowa lawmakers considered bills relating to casino moratoriums, higher ...

Steffaney Cronin, the owner of SJC Construction, grew up in Waukee. She remembers visiting the homes of her grandmother and ...

International student visa holders and faculty members studying and working at Iowa colleges and universities who publicly endorse or espouse the actions of foreign terrorist organizations, such as ...

The Des Moines Public Schools is looking to address declining enrollment and increasingly diverse student populations with am ...