The Red Bull Soapbox Race is coming back to Des Moines. After drawing more than 25,000 spectators to the Iowa State Capitol ...

If they can’t be saved, the city council approved a contract, with Hebert Construction for almost $750,000 to demolish the ...

A Muscatine woman accused of numerous acts of vandalism that included spray-painting swastikas on several downtown buildings was released from the Muscatine County Jail to seek mental health treatment ...

South Union Bread Café, a downtown Des Moines lunch spot and event space by night, has temporarily closed for a quick round ...

Nothing about this … constitutes a crime,’ Scott County attorney says of Davenport building collapse last year.

Iowa women’s basketball gets another crack at Nebraska on Monday night, this time at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Here's ...

Voters in Senate District 35 picked a Democrat, Iowa lawmakers considered bills relating to casino moratoriums, higher ...

Muscatine police responded to 208 ½ E 2nd St, in downtown Muscatine just after 8am Friday morning for the report of a possible homicide.

A newly released study estimates that two proposed arts-focused projects in downtown Iowa City could generate more than $30 million annually in local ...

Many small towns pursue large employers as a path to economic development. But the idea that job creation leads to population growth and economic vitality is an old-fashioned and somewhat flawed ...

Andy Beal and Michael Derkenne grew up in Australia and met in 1998 while attending the University of Newcastle north of ...

This is my final column for the Des Moines Business Record, which has carried my musings since 2012. Beginning next month, the Elbert Files will have a new home at a sister publication, dsm magazine, ...