A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first out trans lawmaker, said it was "devastating" to see lawmakers pass a bill taking away ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But they disagree on when.

New data from Midwest abortion access funds show that more than 600 Iowans received support to travel out-of-state for abortion services in the first six months of Iowa's ban.

Republican Blaine Watkins beat Democrat Nannette Griffin in Tuesday's special election to fill a vacant seat in House ...

Jihad Gasaway avoids a murder conviction, pleading guilty to attempted murder in the death of a man found fatally shot in ...

Saturday morning: Kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend with the Des Moines St. Paddy’s 5K and Half Marathon, starting at East ...

Prairie Trail's current principal was named the school district's director of student services, starting in July.

The former sports reporter helps ensure Des Moines Register stories are getting the largest audience possible.

The Monroe woman is a funeral director for Hamilton Funeral Homes and a trainer for the National Funeral Directors ...

Federal regulators accused Cambridge Investment advisors of steering clients to investments that made more money for their ...

There was no guarantee Iowa would make it to Indianapolis, but with the win over Nebraska, the Hawkeyes’ season found a ...