Des Moines, located where the Raccoon River and Des Moines River meet, officially got it's name on this date in 1857.
Iowa’s anti-French sentiments are reflected in Clayton County’s Elkader, named after Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, an ...
In total, 4.3 inches of snowfall has been recorded in Des Moines since Dec. 1. The jet stream has stayed south of Iowa, keeping more ... ever blizzard warning in Louisiana and was causing issues ...