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

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

Under the proposed legislation — the full language of which has not been released — all Iowa school districts would be ...