Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.
Bill Knapp, who recently donated land and money for a charity to feed the hungry and is one of Iowa’s leading philanthropists, explains his sense of obligation to give to his community and how that made him more successful.
The city of West Des Moines is holding Fourth of July coloring contest for kids ages 3-10.
A subscriber-based auto security company deactivated the ignition on a rental car, which was located in West Des Moines.
Des Moines Public Schools will be holding the event on Saturday, June 27.
Show up at Blue Heron Lake with a life jacket and your canoe, kayak or SUP and prepare to groove on nature for a couple of hours on Tuesday evenings this summer and fall.
A glance at this week's forecast for West Des Moines and the central Iowa area.
Students in the West Des Moines Community Education camps will demonstrate what they learned in free community concerts.
The only other state mirroring Iowa’s investment in data farms is Washington State, and it looks like West Des Moines is on the brink of landing another big project.
Protestors gathered at the State Historical Building Sunday to save the 30-year star of the "The Floppy Show" on WHO-TV, whose display at the museum will be retired to make room for a new one.
As Father's Day approaches, consider honoring the men most influential in your life by sharing their stories in Local Voices on West Des Moines Patch.
Dignitaries will gather at 2 p.m. to break ground on land donated by real estate titan Bill Knapp.
Two others injured in three-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 25 miles west of the metro.
Suggested summe reading for your kids includes a story about a boy fighting Nazis, a boy coping with his brother's death in Iraq and a tough childhood in the Big Easy.
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At last update, Barbie she was a full-blown Zombie on the loose in West Des Moines and apparently shedding body parts.
Iowa is full of all kinds of houses.
Did you hit a wall this week? Here are 6 inspiring stories to get your weekend started right.
Iowa has no shortage of weird news. Here's some of it from around our Iowa Patches.
Here's our look at who's hiring in and around West Des Moines for the week of June 7.
Move-in home at 524 First St. is within walking distance to Historic Valley Junction shops, restaurants and events.
The proposed changes are expected to save the department approximately $82,000 over this fiscal year and next, according to one local newspaper.
Also, Craigslist daters just can’t catch a break in West Des Moines, cheaters are advertising and victims are still wallowing in it.
Root beer floats make quick and delicious desserts the whole family can make and enjoy.