Des Moines has released its proposed budget for the next fiscal year, outlining what cuts are being made to address an $17 ...

Community members are continuing to pressure Des Moines leaders to reinstate the city's sustainability office, which was ...

Reimagining Education aims to reshape the district over the next 10 years and is part of a larger move by officials to overhaul Des Moines schools in the face of declining enrollment and the need to ...

Iowa tried a different frame for the state budget that showed the path to better efficiency, writes Jim Chrisinger.

In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...

In a sign DeSantis was not proving a threat to Trump, the Republican Party of Florida voted in September 2023 not to require ...

A recently enacted state law has pushed central Iowa cities to reexamine how much they can afford to invest in groups promoting tourism and visitors.

Also, Iowans protest bill that would shield pesticide companies over failure to warn consumers about health risks of their ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Advocates of a possibly-endangered Des Moines landmark are urging city leaders to consider two things about Birdland Pool: its place in the community and its place in ...

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 ...