The new airport "DSM" sign prompts Mike Rowley to compare it with other large lettered announcements around Des Moines.

DES MOINES — As legislators this week continue their consideration of a group of bills aimed at reshaping higher education in Iowa — taking aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion programming ...

DES MOINES — Jeff Kaufmann was reelected Saturday to another two-year term as Republican Party of Iowa chairman. Kaufmann was unanimously reelected by the state party’s leadership committee ...

The Des Moines Register staff took home 25 awards at the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association contest, which honors the best work of newspapers across the state. The Register staff walked away from the ...

Speaking in support of the bill were the American Cancer Society and Iowa Rep. Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines, who is a doctor. They cited Iowa’s high cancer rates — it has the nation’s second ...

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary force in Washington, D.C., calling it “a ...

Mariannette Miller-Meeks and a former state senator joined President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register ... Trump ultimately won Iowa by more than ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowans will join millions worldwide to ring in the Year of the Snake with community gatherings, parades, food and other festivities. The Lunar New Year, also known as the ...

He was an honorable mention All-Iowa selection (all classes) by the Des Moines Register last season. Whitters held offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State and Lindenwood. He was first offered by ...

INDIANOLA 18 ADEL 25 AND NOON. A 28 MINUTE DRIVE. WE’RE GOING TO BE BACK IN Update: As of 9 a.m., the crash along IA 5 has cleared. At 6:52 a.m., the Iowa Department of Transportation reported a ...

WAUKEE, Iowa — The route for the 2025 version of The Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will start in Siouxland. The 52nd annual ride will begin in Orange City ...