Duane VanDenHemel, 36, was allegedly armed with a machete-style knife when he took his daughter from her home.

Starting Monday, the Fleur Drive bridge over the Raccoon River that connects to Locust Street will close until summer for a ...

A Des Moines man armed with a large knife allegedly broke into a home Sunday and kidnapped his daughter. Duane VanDenHemel, ...

Police say a Des Moines man is behind bars after he abducted his four-year-old daughter Sunday afternoon while armed with a ...

Des Moines police investigating third Git N Go robbery in last week ...

A man is in custody after taking Des Moines police on a brief pursuit in a stolen car Sunday morning.Des Moines Police Department officers attempted to stop a s ...

Des Moines, Iowa will begin trick-or-treating on Halloween for the first time since 1938 as the city's Beggars' Night was ...

"It's such a sacrifice," said the Iowa Military Veterans Band president. "We want to do everything we can to help honor those veterans." ...

Iowa will provide comprehensive coverage of 2024 election results and analysis: What to expect from the Des Moines Register ...

Amid mounting health risks and changing weather patterns, advocates urge the EPA to intervene, citing the limits of Iowa’s ...

A West Des Moines man was charged with involuntary manslaughter for a crash in a Hy-Vee parking lot that left a 67-year-old ...

A lottery ticket purchased in Iowa has won the "Lucky for Life" contest, giving the winner the top prize — $1,000 a day, for ...