Razor blades in Halloween candy are a bit of an urban legend. Here are some more realistic safety tips to keep in mind this ...

Emilie Vanwinkle was driving northbound on I-35 around 3:30 p.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed, the Iowa ...

Hurricane Melissa is slamming eastern Cuba on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, after hammering Jamaica on Tuesday and causing ...

Four years after becoming the superintendent of Iowa's second-largest school district, Matt Degner is among the nation's top ...

"I would say that if you read it, it’s pretty clear, I’m not allowed to run," Trump said about the possibility of third term.

Inventive food and surprise visits steal the spotlight for celebrities who head to this West Des Moines dive bar.

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its ...

A partially collapsed hoarding frame near the Digicel Delves Building, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. A man looks at a fallen tree in St. Catherine, Jamaica, shortly ...

Tom Archer’s in West Des Moines reinvents supper club dining with French pastry, Midwest comfort food, and a tribute-driven ...

The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word of the Year is "6-7" (also "six-seven" and "67"), a slang phrase popularly used by Gen Alpha. While some interpret the phrase to mean "so-so" ...

Starbucks employees at the Merle Hay Road store rally in what could a prelude to a strike going into the company's busy holiday season.

Unionized Starbucks workers picketed Tuesday, Oct. 28, including in Des Moines while a potential strike looms.