A 112-year-old train passenger station that once served 16 rail lines in Des Moines' East Village has been brought back to its original splendor, ready to welcome guests in a newly opened events ...

Now, Des Moines is home to a new $33 million railport. The new south side Transload facility is designed to bring major new train traffic and lower priced cargo into the metro. The new 30-acre ...

A 26-year-old Des Moines man has died after he tried to jump aboard a train. The Des Moines Register reports that Des Moines Police say Ian Pfeifer tried to jump aboard the train early Saturday.

Des Moines Parks and Recreation has a VR headset that lifeguards at its public pools are now using to train. Ian Knutsen, a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The accident remains under investigation. ORIGINAL: Multiple departments are responding to an accident involving a car and a train in Des Moines County, Iowa. According to a TV6 viewer ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old Altoona boy suffered only cuts and bruises after being run over by a train. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the teen told Des Moines police ...

Fort Des Moines held the first and only Black officer training during World War I. All 1,200 soldiers will be honored Saturday, June 14.

The Des Moines native, formerly Natasha Kaiser ... “I like what (Smith) is doing,” Kaiser-Brown said of her decision to train at IAP. “He’s invested in the community, and he’s taking ...

The giggles and teasing squeals of 10-year-olds Alaysia Davidson, Jer'Riyah Johnson, Isabella Vilmael and LaNyah Leachmon mixed with the clang of the medals weighing down their small necks ...

OF 2025. NEW AT SIX TEACHERS IN DES MOINES HAVE A NEW PATHWAY TO BECOMING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND IT’S COLORED PURPLE AND GOLD. UNIVERSAL OF NORTHERN IOWA ANNOUNCED ITS PURPLE PATHWAY FOR ...