Generally, city parks close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders said skywalks are challenging because some parts are publicly owned, while others are private ...

Des Moines Parks and Recreation officials continue to find fireworks damage and trash at local parks. City staffers found serious damage in the men's restroom at Riverview Park last weekend and ...

Explore Des Moines' parks and get a chance to win a $500 gift card to Scheels this summer. The Des Moines Parks and Recreation is launching a summer Bucket List Challenge. The contest is meant to ...

Children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween night for the first time in more than 85 years.

On Sept. 16, the Des Moines City Council passed a pair of ordinances designed to prevent unsheltered citizens from sleeping ...

Des Moines, Iowa will begin trick-or-treating on Halloween for the first time since 1938 as the city's Beggars' Night was ...

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The city began its ...

Explore the hidden gems of Iowa with its four amazing national park sites. Discover the natural beauty and rich history of ...

Veterans, service members and their dependents, Gold Star families, fourth graders and their families, and U.S citizens or ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP ... The city began its unusual custom at the suggestion of a former city parks director as a way to reduce vandalism and promote more wholesome fun for kids.

The sleeping ban applies to public sidewalks, streets, alleys and doorways in Des Moines, according to the ordinance. The camping ban applies to most locations listed in the sleeping ban plus lanes, ...