A spokesperson for the Des Moines Fire Department told Local 5 a call came in around 9:50 a.m., reporting flames and smoke coming from Help a Mind Thrive, Keep a Book, a used bookstore and donation center. No one was in the building when the fire started, the spokesperson said.

Members of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee heard from lobbyists and members of the public Wednesday on a number of bills relating to the courses and information within state universities, as well as the bodies that regulate them. Diversity, equity and inclusion was a much-discussed topic among visitors and lawmakers.

Advocates for access to abortions say the new state law effectively bans the vast majority of abortions in Iowa.

An appetite to regulate potentially harmful food additives propelled a bill forward Wednesday in the Iowa House that would ban food dyes from being served to students in Iowa schools.

A bill advancing in the Iowa House would require public schools in the state to display "In God We Trust" at the main entry of school buildings.

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

Des Moines city leaders are addressing a $17 million budget shortfall by planning cuts that aim to minimize the impact on essential services.

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Des Moines is among the top ten metros for tech growth in the Midwest. Doug Ressler with Yardi Matrix, a real estate data and research firm, says central Iowa has a lot of positive factors, but the main one may be less population density.