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Tasty Tacos, Des Moines' homegrown Mexican food restaurant chain, is expanding to West Des Moines.

A Des Moines woman is charged with assaulting two firefighters as they took her to the hospital, after she allegedly used psychedelic mushrooms.

Democrat Bob Krause, a longtime transportation policy adviser and advocate for military veterans, intends to make his bid for Iowa governor official later this year.

High-speed police chases make for exciting scenes in action movies. In the real world, however, they are dangerous and potentially deadly.

She has worked as the officer in charge of the Des Moines Post Office since fall 2012.

Veteran British rock bands Motorhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK's top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.

There's a possible rate increase in the future for MidAmerican Energy customers, and a public hearing Monday let people tell the company how they feel about this.

Des Moines has seen its fair share of top 10 rankings over the past few years, including the much-lauded ranking as the No.

US mayors pledged Monday to make their communities more resilient to increasingly severe floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires, which they said was more efficient and cost-effective than disaster clean-up afterwards.

A Des Moines pain-relief doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 10 patients says most of the deaths were caused by drugs that were prescribed by other doctors or that people took without prescriptions.

Rising water levels have forced the closure of a number of Des Moines trails and recreation areas.

An Urbandale driver and his passenger remain hospitalized after a Saturday night crash in Des Moines, officials said.

Look out, Polk County. Smiles spies may be watching, daring you to flash a grin to be counted in the Don't Smile Movement, the latest initiative for Healthy Polk 2020.

Daffodils were an unstoppable force in Elvin McDonald's childhood garden. When he was about 10 years old, he ordered one of every bulb available from a Dutch catalog and planted them diligently.

Efforts to limit payday lenders in Iowa have repeatedly failed in the Legislature, but more cities are approving zoning changes that make it harder to open the businesses.

The band is known for hits like "Lips of an Angel" and "Use Me." Hinder's fourth album, "Welcome to the Freakshow," came out in December.

That has earned the constitutional monarchy the reputation of the world's happiest country.

A rose to Nicole Kelly of Keokuk, who has gained an unusual amount of attention nationally since she was crowned Miss Iowa last Saturday.

Tom Wong's business plan doesn't necessarily include five- and 10-year sales and growth projections.

Third-grade teacher Erin Denny's summer to-do list is massive: She's finishing her master's degree, planning her wedding and buying a house.