That barren land south of the East Village is finally getting redeveloped, with two housing developments possibly breaking ground later this year.

With a new year comes a new Des Moines Register's Student of the Week poll. This week's poll pits three Des Moines Public Schools' students against each other for the title of top student. Staff from 30 schools in Polk,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated across the country on Monday and here in the metro, there are a variety of opportunities for people to get involved. DMPS Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts The Des Moines Public Schools is holding their annual MLK Day celebration Monday with superintendent Dr.

Hosted by the Rev. Rob Johnson and 100 volunteers, the Fueling Hope Gas Giveaway helps families by providing free gas.

This past week saw a lot of exciting action from Iowa high school male sports teams from the Des Moines metro area. Highlights include the Adel-Desoto-Minburn Tiger Invitational wrestling tournament and the Bob Sharp Invitational boys wrestling tournament on Jan.

Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations in rivers that provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Iowans.

Des Moines metro restaurants occasionally offer one-off dinners featuring famous chefs, wines, sushi, and more. Find out where to go.

Monday's high will top out no warmer than 10 degrees, but it's felt well below zero all day. Wind chills in Des Moines are around 10 below zero as of 3 p.m. and will be -20 by 8 p.m. Temperatures will drop to -10 by 6 a.m. Tuesday, with wind chills nearing 30 below zero. In some parts of the state wind chills will be even colder.

Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by 2050.

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund.

Breaded pork tenderloins, pizzas, burgers, novelty wraps, great sandwiches and more make the menus at these sports bars across the metro.

There are over two dozen goals the district hopes to achieve by the year 2030, and one of its notable objectives is decreasing chronic absenteeism by more than 20%.