The 96-year-old federal courthouse at 123 E. Walnut Ave. in Des Moines will be auctioned off, with the online bidding starting at noon March 3, according to the Federal General Services Administration ...

Home to some of the oldest buildings in Polk County, the West Des Moines Historical Society has launched a major fundraiser, with an end goal of $500,000, to help preserve and promote the city's ...

Black men enlist for the Fort Des Moines' Officer Training Camp. Historian Don North said he’s got love for three things: history, the military and horses. He could pursue them all as a researcher of ...