Des Moines IA

Walk a dusty trail in the shadow of tall trees until you reach the overlook. There, you can look down from the ridge across waving prairie grasses to the rolling hills beyond. If you stay after the sun sets, you'll see a brilliant, glimmering tapestry of stars emerge from the darkness up above. This is Hitchcock...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Bar Louie in the Jordan Creek Town Center quietly closed this weekend as the national gastropub chain restructures in the face of bankruptcy. Bar Louie filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, according to court documents. As part of the filing, Bar Louie listed "underperforming or...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Oak trees are having a good year in eastern Iowa, and that means a strong crop of acorns are falling to the ground. Mark Vitas with Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the white oaks that have done pretty well overall. He says the crop is variable, meaning one stand of trees may be doing very...

Check your Powerball tickets, Iowa! Someone in the Hawkeye State has matched 5 Powerball numbers from Saturday night's drawing to claim a $1 million prize.

Avid watchers of "Wheel of Fortune" will need to keep an eye out in future episodes, as a central Iowa native will be appearing on the popular game show. Nick Oswald of Ankeny is a contestant on the Thursday, Sept. 18, episode of "Wheel of Fortune." Oswald, choir director for eighth and ninth grades at Southview...

Six states, including Iowa, joined forces in what’s called the Monarch Highway initiative.

ANKENY, Iowa — Firefighters were called to an Ankeny church on Tuesday morning to put out a fire caused by some construction work. Ankeny Fire Department members were called to the Prairie Ridge Church at 825 NW 36th Street around 9:15 a.m. When they arrived, a small amount of black smoke was visible coming from […]

Urbandale is accepting proposals from developers to purchase and build affordable apartments at the former EconoLodge at 10841 Douglas Ave. Why it matters: A recent state designation recognizing cities that are improving workforce housing will make Urbandale's project more likely to find developers, says Matt Hauge,...

(Des Moines, IA) -- The identity of a Des Moines man found murdered over the weekend has been released. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says 28-year old De' Tavion Levi of Des Moines was found dead Saturday of a gunshot wound in the parking lot of The Lumberyard Adult Club in northeast Polk County.

The West Des Moines City Council voted Monday night to deny a liquor license for a new owner of The Hall in Valley Junction, citing her past legal and tax troubles. State of play: Maria Mendoza told Axios she took over The Hall around a month ago after purchasing its assets. She told council members she wants to...