Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations ...

Our treatment of them shouldn't be that their decision doesn't matter if they're on the wrong side of the river," Smith said, referring to state court, which is on the west side of the Des Moines ...

Michael Schmidt, general counsel for the Iowa Environmental Council, a statewide coalition of groups with environmental ...

You'll find the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden along the Des Moines River, a little more than a mile northeast of downtown Des Moines. Parking at the garden is free. The garden is open daily ...

The 1/2-mile, 13-story bridge crosses the Des Moines River valley and features six overlooks with interactive panels explaining the area's cultural and natural history. After dark, a section of ...

Des Moines has yet to receive a proposal for reuse of its 113-year-old City Hall. The reason, a developer says: It will be a ...

Jasmine Brooks is the new executive director of the 6th Avenue Corridor, working to revitalize Des Moines' historically Black neighborhood.

DNA testing has identified remains found on the bank of the Des Moines River near Keosauqua in 2022 as those of an Ottumwa man missing since 2018. Ottumwa police said Friday that testing on a human ...

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BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON. REMAINS FOUND ON THE BANKS OF THE DES MOINES RIVER IN SOUTHEAST IOWA TWO YEARS AGO ARE NOW IDENTIFIED. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY BELONG TO TIMOTHY FORTNEY. HIS SKELETAL ...