Right now, a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on the south side of Des Moines. Police say it happened around 3:30 this morning, on Highway 5 near Southwest 9th Street. Emergency responders arrived to find a man dead on the scene.

Iowa Republicans launched a probe into the state's hiring practices after ICE arrested school superintendent Ian Roberts on Friday.

Here's a look at seven of the hottest new restaurants in the Des Moines metro, an alphabetical list that will be updated monthly as new restaurants arrive, with newcomers removed as they reach six months old. Is your favorite new restaurant missing from the list? Drop us a line at [email protected] and we'll check it out.

Federal immigration officials said the superintendent had received a deportation order in May 2024 and fled from agents when they approached him on Friday.

Several dozen Sioux City area residents showed up to the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center on Saturday afternoon to show support for Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, who was arrested Friday by U.

The Iowa Latino Heritage Festival drew thousands to downtown Des Moines at Western Gateway Park over the weekend. It was two packed days, with both Saturday and Sunday filled with games, inflatables,

The project honors the Southeast Asian families who, through the late Gov. Robert D. Ray's efforts, began resettling in the state 50 years ago.