Central Iowa

Less than 0.1% of Iowa's tallgrass prairie remains today, which once covered 85% of the state's land prior to European-American settlement.

A pilot program that will study the effect of basic income on reducing poverty will make its first payments next month to a group of central Iowa residents.

A California native is paying it forward with a new digital showcase of Black-owned businesses in Iowa and beyond.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported that the state's first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) was detected in Story County on Monday.

Chair of the intellectual freedom committee Amanda Vasquez said she believes libraries should work to reflect their communities.

A statewide group is bringing attention to Latinx survivors of sexual assault. The project is meant to highlight people in Iowa's Latino community who may remain silent about their experiences.

A group that helps resettle refugees in central Iowa is preparing the area for possible new arrivals.

An additional one-cent sales tax will start showing up Monday on shoppers' receipts in Des Moines and several surrounding communities. Half of the revenue…

Construction starts this month on a new behavioral health hospital going up in a Des Moines suburb. Clive Behavioral Health will be part of the MercyOne…

With just 30 units for every 100 families in need of shelter, Des Moines has less affordable housing available than Brooklyn, Boston, or Omaha. Even when…