You'll find the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden along the Des Moines River, a little more than a mile northeast of downtown Des Moines. Parking at the garden is free. The garden is open daily ...

Deputies responded to reports of a crash on Highway 316 on the bridge crossing the Des Moines River at 11:30 a.m. Monday.

The 1/2-mile, 13-story bridge crosses the Des Moines River valley and features six overlooks with interactive panels explaining the area's cultural and natural history. After dark, a section of ...

Bars and restaurants in Des Moines are gearing up for St. Patrick's Day celebrations, with Annie's Irish Pub on Court Avenue ...

IT HAPPENED AROUND 1130 ON HIGHWAY 316, WHERE IT CROSSES THE DES MOINES RIVER. DEPUTIES SAY A VEHICLE WITH TWO PEOPLE INSIDE CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR ON THE BRIDGE. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE.

What some have already dubbed the High Raccoon trail will link two nationally-known central Iowa bike trails beginning in the summer.

A teenager missing from Des Moines' River Bend neighborhood was found safe Sunday night. Des Moines police initially asked for help at about 7:20 p.m. in locating the teen, who was last seen around ...

Des Moines parking tickets could get a bit pricier ... then again during a public budget information session at Polk County River Place. The new ParkDSM parking payment system became operational ...