Iowa Cubs home opener vs. Omaha Storm Chasers, 1 Line Drive, Des Moines 7 p.m. Friday Cost: Tickets $13-$56. Available online ...

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

Looking for a concert? Here are more than 50 playing venues like Wells Fargo Arena, Hoyt Sherman Place, the Val Air and more ...

Off Hours, your free weekly newsletter from the Des Moines Register, showcases all things fun you can do in central Iowa. Recently, we've written about new workouts to try, adopting a pet, new holiday ...

The Des Moines Biergarten is doing a couple of pre-season pop-ups this weekend at Water Works Park. The Biergarten will be ...

In 2009, John and Mary Pappajohn, a Des Moines venture capitalist and his wife, provided funding for and donated more than 30 sculptures to the Des Moines Art Center. Their donation transformed an ...

an avian ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, told the Des Moines Register in 2024. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Hummingbird Central is a website ...

Iowa local governments and business groups say they generally support getting rid of the state’s complicated property tax rollback system, but continue to explore the fiscal toll they would face from ...

On Wednesday, the Iowa House advanced legislation that would limit the food items that could be purchased for those using ...

The Iowa State women will need to win its First Four game on Wednesday before getting to play in the First Round of the NCAA ...

IHSAA officials adjusted the space to try to make it feel more intimate this year, but "we can only do so much of that ... 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. Not all of Iowa's high school state ...