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

Iowa lawmakers could soon vote on a bill to ban new casinos until 2030. Monday evening, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill extending the moratorium, which could thwart a planned Cedar Rapids casino.

The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to order surgical castration of sex offenders.

While Iowa is recovering from a cold snap with negative 30 wind chill, the state is running about 20 to 30 inches below average for seasonal snowfall.

We began the day in the basement, with frigid temperatures as seen below, and wind chills in some cases lower than -30. Better temperatures are ahead as we move into

Across the Corn Belt, dry, breezy weather accompanies the return of near- or above-normal temperatures.  Monday afternoon’s high temperatures should reach 50°F or higher as far north as Nebraska and western Iowa.

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump’s Cabinet picks and legislative priorities

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services said the patient suffered mild symptoms. The first U.S. human death from bird flu was reported Jan. 6 in Louisiana. The Louisiana health department said the victim had been in contact with both wild and ...

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.

The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to order surgical castration of sex offenders.

An Iowa lawmaker's proposal to buy nine Minnesota counties draws some similarities to an 1839 skirmish Iowa had at its southern border.

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.