Des Moines IA

This weekend, the Des Moines community is coming together to celebrate family, culture and unity through Kwanzaa.

As 2025 comes to an end, it's time to present some important awards for the best or most impactful news stories of the year. Catch up quick: Much of the metro experienced its first mandatory lawn watering ban, which lasted for weeks as record-high nitrate levels in the Raccoon River threatened the region's drinking...

Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at [email protected]. This essay first appeared on his Substack newsletter, Stray Thoughts. What...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered 29-year-old. Dut Makuet was last seen on December 10 and efforts to locate him thus far have been unsuccessful, the DMPD said. He also left behind his cell phone. Makuet is about 5′ 8″ […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — Invasive zebra mussels were spotted on the water treatment plant intake in the Des Moines River, Central Iowa Water Works posted Tuesday. The coin-sized shellfish are notorious for rapidly colonizing water supply pipes and altering ecosystems. They can clog water intakes and coat pipes and screens,...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - A man has died after being hit by a vehicle in Des Moines’ Drake neighborhood Tuesday night. The vehicle fled the scene, KCCI reports. Authorities responded to the intersection of 31st Street and University Avenue just after 6 p.m. after receiving a report of a pedestrian being hit by a...

DES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds says she and members of the Iowa House and Senate are “laser focused”: on taking action on property taxes during the 2026 legislative session. “Total cost of government — that’s what we’ve really focused on and the impact it has on...

Average gasoline prices in Iowa fell again last week, dropping 3.5 cents per gallon. The average is down to $2.42, according to a GasBuddy survey released Monday. The survey of 2,036 gas stations across the state shows prices are down 36.2 cents from a month ago and 35.4 cents compared to this time last year.

Effective tomorrow, Dec. 24, a new United States Postal Service’s Postmarks and Postal Possession rule clarifies how postmarks are applied, which may affect how the timing of mailed charitable gifts is determined, according to an announcement from the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. Historically, a...

DES MOINES, Iowa — During Monday night’s meeting the Des Moines City Council discussed the proposed funding that Des Moines Area Regional Transit could receive from the franchise fee that was passed over the summer. Grimes has already cut DART out of its budget and Bondurant is in the process. With the two cities...