Jason Aldean is headed to Des Moines in September for his "Full Throttle Tour 2025." The country singer will feature special guests Nate Smith, RaeLynn and Dee Jay Silver. Aldean is an American country singer and has been named American Country Music's Artist of the Decade and three-time Entertainer of the Year.

Temperatures rebound back into the low 30s Friday and mid-30s Saturday with overnight lows only falling into the upper teens to low 20s this weekend and much of next week. Strong southwest flow and high pressure bring in a big warmup by the start of next week with highs reaching into the low to mid-40s with sunshine for much of the week.

Law enforcement officials, advocates and grieving families of Iowans killed by distracted drivers packed a Senate committee room Wednesday to again implore lawmakers to ban motorists' handheld use of mobile devices behind the wheel.

Iowa’s largest school district plans an educational overhaul in response to years of declining enrollment and budget cuts. A proposal for Des Moines Public Schools would make full-day pre-school more accessible and offer interest-specific schools to cater toward students’ chosen careers.

Here's where Iowa football's 2025 recruiting class ranks inside the Big Ten entering the February signing period.

Overnight snow is leaving a light dusting on the roads for morning commuters. It's slowly clearing as nearly 200 plows across Iowa work to clear the interstates. Drivers are still advised to be cautious on less-traveled roads. More covered roads and slick spots in Eastern Iowa are causing multiple crashes closer to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Kim Reynolds raised $1.8 million last year, according to the state campaign finance report she filed Tuesday. The Republican, who has been in office as governor since 2017, was not on the ballot in 2024 and she has not yet said publicly whether she plans to run for re-election in 2026.

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a proposal that took its first legislative step Tuesday.

Des Moines. We're on the edge of Beaverdale. Maybe we're actually in Beaverdale. I say we're from Beaverdale, though. I graduated from: Dowling Catholic (when it was just Dowling), DMACC (where I was the leading receiver for my championship flag football team) and Iowa State (where I led my intramural basketball team in technical fouls).

Campaign fundraising reports for the 2024 calendar year for state candidates who were not on the ballot in the 2024 elections were due Tuesday.

With temperatures well below zero, and wind chills in the -30 range and colder, many Iowa school districts have canceled or delayed classes Tuesday. Des Moines Public Schools announced a 2-hour delay for Tuesday.

Here is where Iowa football's recruiting class ranks heading into the February national signing period. Currently, the Hawkeyes have 15 total commits in the 2025 class heading into the February signing period.