Meet Sadie Trytten, new executive director of Neighborhood Development Corp. in Des Moines
The nonprofit's board of directors voted for Sadie Trytten to replace Abbey Gilroy, who led NDC for 13 years before stepping ...
USA TODAY names its 2025 Restaurants of the Year: 7 Des Moines restaurants we wish made the list
Here are seven other Des Moines-area restaurants we'd recommend for the USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year list in 2025.
Des Moines Public Schools launches huge plan to reshape district. Some schools will close.
Reimagining Education aims to reshape the district over the next 10 years and is part of a larger move by officials to ...
Maligned townhome project south of Grand Avenue gets Des Moines City Council's OK
Townhomes could hit the market next spring after a lengthy wrangle that pitted neighbors' objections against Des Moines' push ...
Des Moines Register readers raise $418K in donations for Embrace Iowa to help Iowans
The generosity of Des Moines Register readers helped Embrace Iowa raise $418,492 to aid neighbors in need across the state.
Des Moines public works crews prepare to work through the night and begin tackling residential areas
According to Des Moines' public works director, there are 200 people on staff to work with snow operations. They are split ...
Iowa weather: Live updates from winter storm; snow moves east, frigid temps set in
The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter storm warning early Tuesday morning, set to go into effect at ...
Des Moines Public Schools to undergo overhaul, expanding preschool but closing some schools
The proposed changes include dividing the district into three regions, moving sixth-graders to elementary schools, expanding all-day preschool for 4-year-olds and creating signature schools that ...
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Des Moines police can now enforce the city’s camping ban, impacting the homeless population
Some business people in downtown Des Moines said restrictions on people camping and sleeping in public areas were necessary ...
Iowa weather: Snow ordinances, parking bans in effect for Feb. 11 and 12
Winter weather is finally arriving in central Iowa this week. Local 5 has issued a Weather Impact Alert for the entirety of ...
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Iowa lawmakers look to expand ban on LGBTQ materials in schools
DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers are considering a broader ban on LGBTQ+ topics in schools, which was originally put in place in a 2023 law.
Des Moines ramps up homeless outreach amid controversial camping ban
The latest update comes after the Des Moines City Council passed ordinances in September banning public camping and sleeping ...