Des Moines is refreshing its fleet with some new fire and ladder trucks.

A long-planned restoration of North Des Moines City Hall and construction of an adjacent food hall and apartment building has ...

Des Moines City Council members unanimously — though reluctantly — approved changing the city ordinance at its meeting Monday ...

Des Moines is moving forward with the reconstruction of a southeast corridor that comes with a slate of safety modifications ...

MacRae Park saw improvements made back in 2022, with the goal to freshen up a unique park on the city’s south side. The final ...

City leaders say they don't dispute that $4 million in grants have been brought into the community, as described by the Iowa Environmental Council. But Sanders said Des Moines has concerns with ...

Four seats on the Des Moines City Council were scheduled for election Nov. 7, including the mayor, an at-large member and representatives for Ward 2 in the city's northeast side and Ward 4 in the ...

Des Moines City Council elections Nov. 7 will produce an unusual amount of turnover. Des Moines residents have the opportunity to drastically and abruptly alter how the council approaches its work.

OFELIA JACOBSO Below are results from Des Moines mayor and city council elections on Nov. 7, 2023. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Connie Boesen will follow Frank Cownie as Des Moines mayor, according to ...

HERE’S ALEX SACHS WITH MORE. AFTER THE ABSENCE AND RESIGNATION OF INDIRA SHUMAKER WARD, ONE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES CAN AGREE ON ONE THING. DES MOINES NORTHWEST QUADRANT NEEDS REPRESENTS.

Four months after approving a controversial camping ban affecting homeless people, Des Moines City Council will consider building a designated village for them on the city's east side. The council ...