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

Des Moines police on Wednesday identified a presumed drowning victim found last weekend in the Des Moines River as 39-year-old Christopher Lee Sheets. Police spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek said ...

From Des Moines River flood mitigation to new trail connections, Iowa's capital city has multiple long-term, high-dollar infrastructure and renovation projects on the horizon. Capital improvement ...

ALSO NEW AT 530, DES MOINES POLICE AND ONE FIREFIGHTER SPENT PART OF THEIR MORNING INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF SOMEONE IN THE DES MOINES RIVER. THESE PHOTOS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOW ...

The rail crosses the Des Moines River bridge and the jaw-dropping Bass ... which leaves their hands free to take photos. Tours will include about 30 to 40 people, and bikes will be spaced about ...

“And it’s a reason why we’re looking at spending $30 million to build wells,” he added, “because for 110 days last year we could not use the Des Moines River as a water source for the ...

AND IT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS. >> THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE CAN PRODUCE TOXINS AND CURRENTLY THEY CONTAIN ENOUGH TOXINS THAT IS CHALLENGED ENOUGH FOR US FROM A DRINKING PERSPECTIVE. >> THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ...

The Des Moines River is “essentially unusable” as a drinking water source for 500,000 central Iowans because of toxins from algae, leaders of the Des Moines Water Works said Wednesday. Des Moines ...

More than 500,000 households and businesses in central Iowa depend on water that Des Moines Water Works draws from the Raccoon River, and that number is expected to grow to 835,000 in 20 years.

The Des Moines River crested in Jackson, a city of about 3,300 residents along Interstate 90, at approximately 13.9 feet overnight Sunday into Monday and has begun to recede. However, Jackson ...

Rescue crews pulled a man alive from the Des Moines River downtown Wednesday afternoon. The man was conscious after being in the water around 20 minutes and was taken to a local hospital ...