In 2017, the Iowa Board of Medicine accused Dr. Robert Cunard of inappropriate prescribing, improper pain management and ...

Polk County says someone is pretending to be a bond agent and giving fake bail amounts to release family or friends from jail ...

New body camera and surveillance footage shows the moments leading up to police killing Charles Leonard III in downtown Des Moines last November.

An ESPN Jimmy Butler report set off a firestorm of speculation surrounding possible trade partners with the Miami Heat for ...

Rep. Mike Johnson won the speakership with the support of every sitting House Republican except for one, as he works to unite a fractured GOP party.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has again assumed the position of Senate president pro tempore, putting him third in the presidential line of succession.

New York Judge Juan Merchan upheld President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction and set sentencing Jan. 10.

Nonprofit and charity groups say the millions of dollars in food aid are key to feeding Iowa's children when schools are out.

The Des Moines Register opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who seeks to protect kids ...

The title of longest-serving Black senator was previously held by Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) who served two full terms from ...

President Biden and first lady Biden will visit New Orleans on Monday to grieve with family members of victims from the ...

Current House Speaker Mike Johnson walks into Friday's speaker election uncertain he'll walk out with the same job title.