Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.

A Windsor Heights woman has been accused of using someone else’s kids in order to raise money on GoFundMe. According to court documents, in November a mother

Fourteen-year-old Liam Etter is headed to the World Axe and Knife Throwing Championship this April. Etter practices and competes in axe-throwing competitions at

Families gathered to learn about thousands of reptiles and amphibians during the Iowa Reptile Show. The sixth annual Iowa Reptile Show was held Sunday at the Hilton

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) -- Inside the Hilton Garden Inn in West Des Moines, a line of people waited to see some cool creatures Sunday morning for the Iowa Reptile Show. They can be great pets, from the biggest iguana to the smallest hornworm.

Iowa has already put together an impressive group of offensive linemen in its 2026 recruiting class. Four-star Carson Nielsen of Waterloo West committed to Iowa last year. Linder, a 6-foot-5 280-pound offensive lineman who attends Chanhassen High School in Minnesota, announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes on Sunday. Now Whitters joins that group.

The iconic #22 will go into the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters this weekend. Here's what to know about the game and the Caitlin Clark jersey retirement ceremony.

Things to do this weekend include country music from Ella Langley and Aaron Watson, jazz from Judy Carmichael, and the corn-bred comedy "Shucked."

Family-operated Homemakers Furniture will open its second location in Tiffin, creating 200 jobs in Johnson County. What else should you know?

Alt-rock band Modest Mouse is coming back to the Des Moines area for a second summer. Here's when to see the tour at the Val Air Ballroom.

Iowa Rep. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen introduced the bill after a bamboo shark bit a worker's hand in an aquarium in West.

Iowa is 44th in physicians per capita, and changing that will request a persistent strategy and investment, write three Iowa doctors.