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

All Iowans charged in relation to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have received pardons or had their charges dismissed.

ACROSS OUR STATE, PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY BY GIVING BACK. AT KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DES MOINES, PEOPLE PAINTED AFFIRMATION POSTERS THEY MADE T SHIRT BAGS AND THEY MADE ...