A Polk County judge rejected a plea agreement Friday and ordered Hamza Smajlovic to serve life in prison plus 25 years for ...

Javier Perales, 33, of Marshalltown, is accused of attempting to sexually abuse a minor while intoxicated. Court documents ...

Bill Knapp, a Des Moines businessman who died Saturday, was interred Friday at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.

North Dakota's overturned abortion ban is back on the books after the state's highest court could not muster the majority ...

School leaders have said they did not know of any issues with his background check done by Texas firm JG Consulting. The ...

The Youth Law Center is celebrating Polk County Adoption Day, aiming to finalize 45 adoptions and provide permanent homes for ...

There's a crash on Interstate 235 that is slowing down traffic. You're taking a live look at the eastbound portion near the ...

Recent fires in and around the metro are prompting fresh reminders about holiday fire safety, Des Moines Fire Department ...

The Southeast Warren Community School District is considering a four-day school week. The district says it's having a hard ...

Some claims on social media suggest tech companies like Meta, Google and LinkedIn are using your personal data to train their ...

Four people were shot Friday evening at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in North Carolina, according to officials.Three ...

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials ...