The metro's elected officials, stakeholders and academics weigh in on what Des Moines needs to do to stay on the right track.

Here are the Des Moines Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of June ...

6400 blk SE 3rd St: DMPD & @DSMFireDept are on scene of a shooting incident. One victim with gunshot injury being transported ...

The search for a missing swimmer resumed Monday morning at Raccoon River Park. Sgt. Dan Wade of the West Des Moines Police Department said emergency responders were ...

The Des Moines metro is set to welcome more than 7,200 students for the national speech and debate competition, marking the ...

The Des Moines Police Department is investigating after one person was injured during a shooting incident on Sunday evening.

One person was injured in a shooting incident Sunday evening.The Des Moines Police Department says it is investigating a ...

The National Speech and Debate Association is celebrating its 100th year this week and the tournament is expected to bring $22 million to Des Moines. Teodora Mitov reports.

It's good to give families the truth — about why the shots are necessary, too, not just how to opt out, writes the Register's ...

The Minnesota state senator and his wife who were shot early Saturday morning in their home have connections to Iowa.

Witnesses say they saw an 18-year-old man go under the water while swimming, but did not see him come back up.

After thousands of games in the minor leagues and seven years in Des Moines, broadcaster Alex Cohen has found his spot in the MLB.