The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

Jeff Dettmer, a Navy veteran from Fort Madison, snapped this photo of the USS Iowa (SSN-797) and her crew Saturday as he attended the vessel’s commissioning ceremony. (Submitted photo) It ...

Update 7:50 p.m.: The Des Moines Police Department says the teen has been located and is safe and being reunited with her family. The Des Moines Police Department is asking the public for help ...

The Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market is celebrating its 50th season in 2025, and opening day less than a month away. The Downtown Farmers' Market first opened in 1976 with only 15 vendors and ...

Des Moines City Council will finally vote on the recommended budget, which includes a $17 million shortfall from property tax laws and rising costs. Creative Visions' Violence Intervention Program ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The USS Iowa was commissioned in Connecticut on Saturday and here in Iowa service men and women gathered to watch the big event. The USS Iowa submarine is the third vessel to be ...

A gray sky is a fitting way to celebrate 'The Gray Ghost.' The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, ...

A NATIVE PRAIRIE HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA. DOZENS OF PEOPLE PICKED UP A PAINTBRUSH AND CONTRIBUTED TO A GIANT MURAL IN THE DOWNTOWN DES MOINES SKYWALK. THOSE ORGANIZERS BELIEVE THAT THAT MURAL GOES ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Workers, residents, and visitors to Des Moines’ downtown are helping add a little color to the skywalk. The Greater Des Moines Partnership is hosting a unique event called the ...

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

IOWA CITY — Class of 2025 forward Badara Diakite has decommitted from Iowa basketball and is reopening his recruitment due to the program's recent coaching change, he told the Register on Friday.

Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow has served for 30 years with The Des Moines Register and USA TODAY Sports Network. Chad is the 2023 INA Iowa Sports Columnist of the Year and NSMA Co-Sportswriter of ...