Des Moines News

A thistle to the Des Moines City Council for naming a community center on the southeast side after a sitting member of the council in 1995.

Downtown streets will be closed for 80/35 Music Festival setup and concerts through Sunday morning.

Cash for clunkers is now formally called the consumer assistance to recycle and save act or the CARS act.

A Des Moines man convicted of killing his wife and a neighbor last August committed suicide Thursday at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, a prison spokesman said.

Auditions for "All Shook Up" will be held at The Des Moines Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 19.

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Dominic Mathew had always felt it was better to give an armed robber whatever was demanded.

A West Des Moines man's philanthropic efforts were recognized when he was selected as a contestant for a program that picks fans to represent their favorite Major League Baseball clubs at the All Star game.

A new Iowa law lets you take your bottle of wine "to-go." As of today, if you don't finish the bottle, the restaurant can cork it for you.

A Des Moines teenager has been found guilty of assault with intent to cause serious injury in the June 2008 shooting death of a 21-year-old man outside a suburban Des Moines bar.

A new Iowa law lets you take your bottle of wine "to-go." As of today, if you don't finish the bottle, the restaurant can cork it for you.

Associated Press - July 1, 2009 6:44 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - The city parks department director says a steel safety cable that stretched across the Des Moines River near the Center Street Dam wasn't replaced after floods last year.

A ticket for animal neglect was issued to a Des Moines man this week after a dog died in Tuesday's heat.

Authorities say a former Lacona city clerk faces a charge of first-degree arson in a blaze that caused $500,000 in damage to city hall last August.

Registration for lifeguarding and swimming classes will take place today through the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department.

A construction worker dangles from a crane, his arm stretched out to reach a terrified woman trapped in swirling water at the base of a dam.

Six additional charges have been filed against a Des Moines man in a fatal stabbing in Winterset.

A construction worker dangling at the end of a crane pulled a woman from just below a dam in downtown Des Moines on Tuesday afternoon.

Des Moines Police say one person has drowned and another has been rescued after a boat capsized on the Des Moines River Tuesday afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa State Fair plans a tribute to Michael Jackson - in butter.