Mortgage rates have remained high, even after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate. But slipping metro ...

Des Moines is one of nine school districts to get a grant to help high school students earn a national child care credential.

The generosity of Des Moines Register readers helped Embrace Iowa raise $418,492 to aid neighbors in need across the state.

A vehicle involved in a crash on icy Pleasant Drive Thursday morning was struck by both the Des Moines ambulance and fire truck that responded to assist.

The Register staff walked away from the 2025 Iowa Newspaper Association banquet with more than two dozen awards.

Some schools around the Des Moines metro are releasing students early from class due to potential freezing rain on Wednesday ...

Iowa school districts are reaching out to immigrant families with information as concerns over immigration arrests at schools ...

Coming up on KCCI 8 news close up, we break down Trump's new tariffs, what they mean for Iowa farmers and the state's ag ...

Mercy College of Health Sciences hopes to make a dent in Iowa's nursing shortage with a new $15 million nursing school.

See the "Folsom Prison Experience," watch "Men on Boats" or "Ripcord" or see new art at Mainframe's First Friday this weekend ...

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

Looking for something to do this weekend while you're waiting for the Big Game? Here's what's happening around the metro.