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Posted October 31, 2025in Just Released

Des Moines Performing Arts Joins Iowa Adventure Pass to Bring Live Theater to More Iowans

DES MOINES, IA – Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) is proud to announce its partnership with the Iowa Adventure Pass program for the 2025-26 season, making live theater more accessible [...]

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Posted October 29, 2025in Just Released

Four Iowa schools named as 2025 Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools

The Iowa Department of Education is excited to lead the prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools program for Iowa, continuing the legacy of the former National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.   DES [...]

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Posted October 29, 2025in Just Released

DART to Offer Free Rides on Election Day

Central Iowans can use most bus services at no charge to get to the polls on November 4. The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will offer free rides [...]

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Posted October 24, 2025in Just Released

JS Touring Presents JERRY SEINFELD Des Moines Civic Center March 7, 2026, at 8:00 PM

Des Moines, IA – The Des Moines Civic Center and JS Touring announced today that America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform on the Des Moines Civic Center stage on [...]

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Posted October 24, 2025in Just Released

Non-Profit Iowa Homes for Heroes Launches with First Veteran Home

URBANDALE, Iowa (October 23, 2025) – A new non-profit organization, lowa Homes for Heroes, has launched with a simple but powerful mission: to build and donate homes for disabled veterans [...]

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Posted October 24, 2025in Just Released

Celebrate Photographer Appreciation Month with Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 16th Annual Photography Contest

(October 23, 2025) – In recognition of Photographer Appreciation Month, Keep Iowa Beautiful is inviting photographers of all skill levels to enter the 16th Annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest. [...]

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Posted October 24, 2025in Just Released

Waukee Opens 2 Neighborhood Parks in 1 Week

Waukee, Iowa –This week, Waukee Parks and Recreation opened its 21st and 22nd parks in the Spring Crest and Painted Woods West neighborhoods. Over the last several years, adding neighborhood [...]

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Posted October 24, 2025in Just Released

Nine educators named Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year

DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today named nine teachers from across the state as the 2026 Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year. Representing Iowa’s nine education regions, [...]

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Posted October 23, 2025in Just Released

DMACC President Rob Denson has receives the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK)

The award was presented to him by his wife, Pat, during the recent PTK Induction Ceremony held at the DMACC Boone Campus. The award is given to retiring college presidents [...]

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Posted October 21, 2025in Just Released

Des Moines Art Center Receives $113,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows to Launch 3-Year Campaign to Revitalize Pappajohn Sculpture Park

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 21, 2025) – The Des Moines Art Center has received a $113,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows to launch a transformational initiative that will see the John [...]

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