Central Iowa lawn-watering ban is cutting demand, officials say. But residents should prepare to conserve water for weeks, ...

Katy Perry’s mom thinks she’s got jokes. Brought on stage in Des Moines by her pop star daughter Saturday night, Mary Hudson ...

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record level of ...

For 80 years, many central Iowa communities scheduled trick-or-treating on Oct. 30, which has come to be known as Beggars' ...

A child suffered "serious injuries" after being hit by a car Tuesday morning, police said in a press release. DES MOINES, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — One person is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Des Moines Sunday ...

Splash pads in Ankeny, Des Moines, Johnston, Waukee and West Des Moines are closed due to the region-wide water restrictions.

DES MOINES Co., Iowa (KWQC) - A woman has been sentenced in a fraud, arson case out of Des Moines County. Heather Dawson, 36, pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulent submission to an insurer, a class D ...

Central Iowa Water Works shared its plan to build new facilities and expand capacity at current facilities during a Tuesday ...

What are the best restaurants in Des Moines? These entries from the Des Moines Register's Essential Restaurants list won't ...

It’s 21 months shorter than requested, but a county-imposed three-month moratorium on wind energy production applications was passed by the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in a lake near an east Des Moines rail yard.