Originally a two-building, 15-unit project with modest exteriors, the controversial project shrunk to two buildings totaling just nine units. Each structure would now resemble "one big ...

The "Reimagining Education" proposal is a 10-year plan that, among other things, includes closing some schools and ...

Des Moines city council members approved rezoning a one-acre plot along Grand Avenue despite widespread objections from neighborhood residents. Developer Adam Sieren of Premier Construction intends to ...

In the farm town where Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Cooper DeJean drew up football plays for his friends in elementary ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S.

Invest DSM, which works alongside property owners to strengthen older neighborhoods in Des Moines, will expand its reach into three additional neighborhoods this year, said Amber Lynch, the ...

Savings realized in the reorganization of the Iowa executive branch helped cover state income tax reductions, which in turn ...

A visitor expects to encounter many native and exotic plants at the Memphis Botanic Garden, which offers 96 acres of trails, ...

After a Trump administration memo to freeze federal grants and loans was reversed less than two days after it was issued, a Des Moines nonprofit's CEO says she's continuing to plan as if the funding ...

Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...

and we balance that with welcoming more folks into our neighborhoods," said council member Josh Mandelbaum, who grew up in the area. More: Des Moines neighbors pledge to stall townhome development on ...

I am a resident of the Des Moines neighborhood that includes 5702 Grand Ave. I strongly disagree with the Register's editorial board. I and many others do not disagree with the need for Des Moines ...