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Drivers heading into downtown Des Moines from the south might notice an easier commute. A highly traveled bridge is back open ...

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

Iowa City cancelled plans to reconstruct and improve the Riverside Drive Pedestrian Bridge this summer after receiving no ...

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has plans to reconstruct a portion of Highway 149 in Ottumwa, aiming to improve ...

The 1/2-mile, 13-story bridge crosses the Des Moines River valley and features six overlooks with interactive panels explaining the area's cultural and natural history. After dark, a section of ...

Des Moines County Emergency Management Director Shannon Prado said the area has been upgraded to extreme cold warning status ...

The 1/2-mile, 13-story bridge crosses the Des Moines River valley and features six overlooks with interactive panels explaining the area's cultural and natural history. After dark, a section of ...

The bridge that connects the two halves of Lehigh across the Des Moines River is nearing the end of its useful life. It is going to have to be replaced and doing so is going to cost big bucks. Those ...

That wasn't going to stop the Des Moines Refugee Support team from doing what they could to bridge the gap. Des Moines Refugee Support works to identify and bridge gaps refugee families face as ...