Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.

Iowa lawmakers on Tuesday shelved a bill that would allow surgical castration to be imposed as a punishment for certain sex ...

A bill to establish surgical castration as a penalty for sex offenders convicted of abusing a child was introduced in the ...

While Iowa is recovering from a cold snap with negative 30 wind chill, the state is running about 20 to 30 inches below ...

The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to ...

We began the day in the basement, with frigid temperatures as seen below, and wind chills in some cases lower than -30.

The legislation is similar to a law passed in Louisiana, which last year became the first U.S. state to permit judges to ...