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

A witness told police an 18-year-old went under and did not resurface. Divers are in the second day searching for the swimmer ...

The Des Moines metro will see Indian, Italian, Chinese, mochi doughnuts, tapas, French-Asian baked goods, and more open this ...

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

Two bird watchers rescued an osprey they found sitting in the middle the road in West. It is a 19-year-old who repopulated ...

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

The body of a swimmer who went under the water at Raccoon River Park’s Blue Heron Lake Sunday and didn’t surface has been ...

The search for a missing swimmer resumed Monday morning at Raccoon River Park. Sgt. Dan Wade of the West Des Moines Police Department said emergency responders were ...

West Des Moines police are investigating after a body was discovered in a vehicle early Friday morning. Authorities say ...

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