Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.

Under the proposed legislation — the full language of which has not been released — all Iowa school districts would be required to adopt by July 1, 2025, minimum standards for restrictions on personal electronic devices.

It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden previously won by the county by 3 points in 2020, and Hillary Clinton by 2 points in 2016. Jackson and Clinton counties were won by Trump in the last three presidential elections.

Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November. Democrat Mike Zimmer, who has worked in education and serves as the

Iowa State women's basketball will face two ranked opponents this week. It’s an opportunity for the Cyclones to boost their NCAA Tournament resume.

That's a big reason why Iowa State remains on the bubble in some of the most recent NCAA Tournament projections, including ESPN women's basketball guru Charlie Creme's latest post released Tuesday afternoon.

Richard Deyo traveled the world for many years, walking and hitchhiking across the U.S. and Canada and riding trains in Europe. For several years, his home was a tent outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he “lived off the land,” his sister said.

Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Corporation announced it plans to close its tyre manufacturing plant in LaVergne, in the US state of Tennessee.

A top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is no

Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will return in summer 2025 to northern Iowa in a relatively short and flat route.

After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York.

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, plant and laying off 700 workers there.