Perry police, with assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, are investigating the death of an infant found in a trash can at a local day care center.

The U.S. military is preparing for combat in space, including areas around the moon

Animal control responded to a reported dog attack on Des Moines' east side, where a witness said multiple people and a dog were injured.

Hawkeye men's basketball releases conference schedule

New reports from two separate independent institutions this week outline the financial, military and economic impacts of the war in Iran, including depleted weapon stockpiles, rising inflation and record fuel prices.

About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, according to a major scientific report.

Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author known for her poetic explorations of nature and spirituality, has died at 81

Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that is bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago.

Lena Dunham is now a mother! The writer and director welcomed her first child with her husband, Luis Felber, via surrogate.

The vice president will stop in Iowa this week to deliver a speech at a midterm rally.

Authorities released a video of an 18-year-old launching lit Roman candles from a moving vehicle on July 4, which they say caused a deadly wildfire in Washington state.

The old saying "Spring forward, Fall back" may be riding into the sunset soon. And that sunset may come later in the day if a new bill in Congress has anything to say about it.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Yesterday's rain broke another Des Moines record. More showers and storms are in the forecast before the end of the week.

A jury took little time Monday to find a 22-year-old not guilty of fraudulently using a deepfake video of a police officer in a first-of-its-kind trial in New Hampshire.

A motorist was arrested on suspicion of murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles before a news helicopter crashed near the scene.

Des Moines police have arrested a woman who is accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle.

A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro in compensation for an armed robbery she experienced in 2016

George Chuvalo, a famed boxer who fought some of the sport's biggest names and was never knocked down, has died. He was 89.

KETV anchor Bill Schammert and retired anchor Andrew Ozaki covered the case in their hometown, from the frantic search for Sydney to chilling online videos, shifting stories and rumors of witchcraft.

An intoxicated raccoon was found sleeping one off in Exile Brewing Co.'s dumpster after apparently overserving himself.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced Wednesday that she's now cancer-free. She was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.

Dolly Partons megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing fields across the U.S. and Canada this fall.

The government paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan, a new watchdog report has found.

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