West Des Moines News

Des Moines Water Works announced the Des Moines and Racoon Rivers are too polluted to keep using for drinking water.

Church groups, Des Moines Police and community organizations all came to an emergency meeting at Evelyn Davis Park to try and find a solution for recent violence.

L.A. rockers Buckcherry will visit West Des Moines' Val Air Ballroom on Saturday, May 25.

Investigators released multiple pieces of information that are key to the investigation.

Hundreds paying at least $75 a person will hear the governor give the keynote speech at the Polk County Republican Party fundraiser in West Des Moines.

Authorities say a woman suspected of drunken driving drove her car off an interstate overpass in West Des Moines before rolling down an embankment.

An eastern Iowa startup that tries to help businesses find cheaper Internet service has been awarded $100,000 in state assistance.

Diana Wilson is the first woman to lead the agency that delivers water to 60,000 water customers.

West Des Moines police are investigating an early morning accident that sent a car careering off Interstate 235 on to 22nd Street below.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years.

Iowa may be located in the Midwest, but many of its residents claim the cowboy culture as their own.

Ashley Sorenson, 26, of Windsor Heights, right, and Kali Rouse, 26, of West Des Moines enjoy a recent afternoon at Saints Pub and Patio in West Des Moines.

The West Des Moines school board says it hopes to have an interim superintend appointed by the end of the week.

If Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads had his way, he'd only sweat out the rest of the summer and early fall while his top recruit, already verbally committed to the Cyclones, plays footsie with other programs.

Horses rescued from places across Iowa where their owners couldn't care for them are getting back into shape with help from the Animal Rescue League.

West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer told Channel 13 that he is seeking re-election as mayor and will not run for Senator Tom Harkin's seat in 2014.

By Lissa Blake Although Decorah school staff does an excellent job of "making do" with existing PK-2 facilities, the District still needs to look toward the future.

Mike Wolfe the creator and star of the "American Pickers" show on the History channel is making stops in the Des Moines metro area Thursday.

A 2-year-old child found alone outside at night triggered a child endangerment investigation Tuesday, West Des Moines Patch reported .

Salsas, jams, vegetables - choose a canning category and its likely Diane Roupe has at least one blue ribbon from the Iowa State Fair in it, if not more.