Starting Monday, the Fleur Drive bridge over the Raccoon River that connects to Locust Street will close until summer for a ...

You'll find the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden along the Des Moines River, a little more than a mile northeast of downtown Des Moines. Parking at the garden is free. The garden is open daily ...

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

The wedge of land east of Northwest 121st Street and north of Northwest 106th Avenue — along the shore of the Des Moines ...

A grassroots coalition called Iowans for Common Sense says it is launching a campaign to stop a proposed casino from coming ...

The 1/2-mile, 13-story bridge crosses the Des Moines River valley and features six overlooks with interactive panels explaining the area's cultural and natural history. After dark, a section of ...

During a men’s retreat on the outskirts of Bozeman, writer David LaHuta learns that wild, open spaces aid meaningful ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed zebra mussels, an invasive species that can interrupt native aquatic life, ...

Kolby De Witt checks election results on his computer with Jacob Bossman, candidate for State Representative in District 14, behind him, during an election watch party for the Woodbury County ...

Zebra mussels build up on hard surfaces and form dense clusters that can kill native mussels, clog water intakes, increase ...

Kum & Go, the Midwestern gas station chain that gained national fame for the immature snickers its name often receives, is ...

Iowa is a fantastic state to live in, but, let's face it, some of the towns in the Hawkeye State aren't the easiest to spell. A while back, the small Northwest Iowa town of Ocheyedan took home the ...