A plane that departed from Des Moines International Airport crashed on its way to an airport north of Minneapolis Saturday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a statement to the Des Moines Register that the plane departed from the Des Moines International Airport.

Even before they've learned how to read, preschoolers at Primrose Schools across Des Moines have gathered more than 1,000 books to donate.

The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in the Capitol Park Neighborhood on Saturday night. Police were called to the

A section of Hickman Road near Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines is closed after high winds pushed power poles loose on Friday. Hickman Road from 53rd Street to 56th Street is closed to allow MidAmerican Energy to repair multiple power poles that were knocked loose due to high winds,

Des Moines Police Department reports a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash. The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday around the Capitol Park neighborhood. Officers responded to a call of a person hit by a vehicle in the 1100th block of East 9th Street. When officers arrived, they found the pedestrian in an alley at the scene.

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

Workers, residents, and visitors to Des Moines’ downtown are helping add a little color to the skywalk. The Greater Des Moines Partnership is hosting a unique event

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are investigating a potential shooting Friday morning after a man arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Police said the victim suffered a gunshot injury to his torso and was dropped off at the hospital by a private vehicle.

Des Moines North was the better team on Friday, but the Cardinals did play the exhibition without projected starter Christian Buchli and key reserves Talon Currie and Asher Rhoads. “Everything is still open in the book,” Jensen said. “The shape is open and spots on the field are open. We were missing some guys tonight. We didn’t have much depth.

Since Carr was a minor at the time of Pippins' death, the mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years does not apply.