The Des Moines Register captures 25 awards in 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association contest
The Register staff walked away from the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association banquet with more than two dozen awards.
Des Moines metro schools closing early to get students home before ice storm
Some schools around the Des Moines metro are releasing students early from class due to potential freezing rain on Wednesday ...
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Book publishers and LGBTQ advocates argue Iowa's book ban law is unconstitutional in federal court
A federal court will rule for a second time on whether Iowa law can ban all books with sexual content from school libraries and prohibit teaching LGBTQ material in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The Des Moines Register's new restaurant inspection database is live. Here's how to use it:
Why figuring out Iowa's food inspections can be hardIn the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of ...
What happens if ICE agents come to a school? What Des Moines metro schools are saying
Iowa school districts are reaching out to immigrant families with information as concerns over immigration arrests at schools ...
Things to do in Des Moines this weekend: African American festival, Puppy Bowl and model trains
Looking for something to do this weekend while you're waiting for the Big Game? Here's what's happening around the metro.
Mercy College of Health Sciences plans $15 million nursing school in downtown Des Moines
Mercy College of Health Sciences hopes to make a dent in Iowa's nursing shortage with a new $15 million nursing school.
Wolves transfer Leonard Miller, Tristen Newton, Jesse Edwards to Iowa
The Timberwolves have transferred Leonard Miller, Tristen Newton, and Jesse Edwards to the Iowa Wolves in the G League, the ...
Reagan remembered Birdland Pool in visit to Des Moines in 1984
DES MOINES, Iowa — Advocates of a possibly-endangered Des Moines landmark are urging city leaders to consider two things about Birdland Pool: its place in the community and its place in ...
City of Des Moines begins expanded engagement efforts with people experiencing homelessness
The latest update comes after the Des Moines City Council passed ordinances in September banning public camping and sleeping ...
Meet the Des Moines Register staff: Communities reporter Phillip Sitter is always on the go
Phillip Sitter reports on growth, development, city and school goings in the suburbs, but also has covered the Iowa Caucuses ...
Des Moines man charged with sending explicit images to detective posing as teenager
Investigators say a Des Moines man sent sexual images to an account on social media that was actually run by a detective ...