DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans. But 62-year-old Weber is among a number of Iowa farmers who are benefiting as rising incomes in China lead to demand for billions of dollars of American farm goods. "There are huge opportunities," said Weber, who in addition to his ...

Des Moines will weigh making liquor license applicants meet more "character" standards. The change would take into account an applicant's past payment of utilities and fines, proof of operating funds, and past sales of alcohol to underage or intoxicated individuals.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — About 100 people gathered outside a Des Moines church on Sunday to protest because of the minister's planned sermon on homosexuality.

The Rev. Michael Demastus has found himself in the public eye again. The senior pastor at the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ set off a social media firestorm this week after he posted "Gay is not okay" on his church's marquee.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- For Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, the support of his teammates and the lessons learned from his Midwestern upbringing have helped keep the biggest miss of his career in perspective.

If the Hotel Fort Des Moines could talk, says its website, it would "tell us how Richard Nixon tromped though on his way to a landslide victory in 1972, or "how candidate Jack Kennedy lighted through during his 1960 campaign that launched America's Camelot." It might even tell us how ABC News senior White House [...]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A former Las Vegas body guard arrested on Interstate 29 in Iowa has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and fraudulent use of bank cards.

Another winter weather record has fallen at Des Moines, where the thermometer at the airport has yet to reach zero or below.

Ambrico recently reported that a local Des Moines hotel construction project selected thin brick over traditional clay bricks in response to concerns about cost and overall durability.Warren, MI (PRWEB) February 11, 2012 American Brick Company (Ambrico) recently reported that once again, thin brick has won the debate over whether to use traditional clay bricks in new construction products and ...