Have sake and sushi, be surrounded by "Mesmerica," watch "Charlotte's Web" or "Last Stop on Market Street" this weekend in Des Moines.

The downtown skyline of Des Moines is seen in the background of the Des Moines River. Credit: Phil Roeder/CC BY 2.0 Des Moines, Iowa, is a sprawling metro area of 740,000 people surrounded by ...

State democrats have chosen State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst as the House Minority Leader again, after she was re-elected this ...

Local 5 rounded up five events happening around the Des Moines metro this weekend to distract you from the November gloom.

Check out these events and activities happening across the metro, Nov. 8-10.

No Republican filed to run. The district covers parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights. Celsi, of West Des Moines, has served in the Senate since 2019 and won the District 16 seat in ...

Masks of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are seen on display at The Theatrical Shop, Tuesday, Oct. 29, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows' Eve has long been ...

All told, 44 journalists from the Des Moines Register, Ames Tribune and Iowa City Press-Citizen will work Election Day, into Wednesday morning and beyond to provide comprehensive coverage and analysis ...

It has been eight years since Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Sgt. Anthony Beminio were ambushed and killed.

The final survey of the 2024 race for the White House from the famed Des Moines Register newspaper puts the Democratic nominee at 47% over Trump at 44%, in what one pollster described as a ...

Incumbent Republican Zach Nunn fought off a strong challenge from Democrat Lanon Baccam Tuesday as Iowa Republicans sought to ...