Des Moines' new police chief is Michael McTaggart, a 25-year veteran of the department he will now oversee. City Manager ...

Even an internal hire can forge new paths, and Michael McTaggart needs to do that for Des Moines police, writes the ...

The search for a new police chief began earlier this year after Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert announced his retirement ...

It's a great privilege to be the new Iowa State Cyclones beat writer for the Des Moines Register, and I'm excited to begin ...

Officials found the body of a 68-year-old man inside after the fire was extinguished, Parizek said. They have not publicly ...

Des Moines School Board supports district-wide cellphone policy ...

A fire broke out at a used car dealership on the southside of Des Moines Thursday night. At around 8 p.m. the Des Moines Fire ...

The Police Department is looking for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left three pedestrians injured, including one ...

An average of about four in 10 students at Des Moines Public Schools are chronically absent, but that number has improved from years past.

The City of Des Moines named their new police chief this week. Local 5 finds out how the community is reacting to the city's ...

Chef Suman and Dr. Cynthia Hoque, owners of Des Moines restaurant HoQ, plan to open Flora in the former Trellis Café space at ...

Des Moines police say two pedestrians hit last night by a mini-van are in the hospital and another victim suffered minor ...