KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. NEW AT SIX. MAKING PROGRESS. THERE’S JUST ONE STEP LEFT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION ON FLEUR DRIVE IS FINISHED. THAT’S GOOD NEWS. FIRST NATIONAL TEAM AND KCCI HAVE REPORTED THIS WEEK ...

For Iowa residents, Smokey D’s represents a source of local pride—a homegrown success story that has earned national recognition while staying true to its Midwestern roots. It’s the kind of place ...

The meat practically falls apart at the touch of your fork, yet maintains that perfect texture that separates truly great brisket from the pretenders. Each morsel carries the essence of smoke deep ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A rare rhino will have a new home at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Ajani Joe, known as “AJ," was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2020. The zoo says his name means “he who wins the ...

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record level of ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds approved the full state standings budget, Senate File 659, Wednesday after emergency response systems officials asked her to veto a provision over concerns it would lead to ...

Landowners impacted by a proposed carbon capture pipeline in Iowa say they are "not going away" and that the debate is "not ...

Central Iowa Water Works officials on Thursday imposed a ban on lawn watering. The ban is effective immediately and in place ...

Much of the Des Moines metro is now under its first mandatory lawn watering ban as record-high nitrate levels in the Raccoon ...

Always free! It’s a swinging summer weekend in our reader regions; Rhythms at Riverfront Crossings hosts the P.T.A. Organ ...

Luke Hoffman, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, discusses his experiences after moving to Des Moines.