From July 23-26, members of AMBUCS, a national nonprofit service organization, will gather at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown for the organization’s annual national conference. AMBUCS, with more than ...

The Police Department said its Animal Services Unit has yet to find the snake despite multiple searches since initial reports ...

The zoo said the egg was incubated by hand, and once hatched, the tawny frogmouth received attentive care from Blank's bird ...

Beyond the races, the event carries a $100 million economic impact for Central Iowa, with much of it benefiting Newton and ...

WELL, A WOMAN SAYS IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT A YELLOW AND WHITE PYTHON WAS HANGING OUT IN HER BACKYARD. SHE SAYS SHE SAW IT ...

DMPD's Animal Services Unit has a plan should the animal be seen or captured, officials said.

The Des Moines Police Department is warning the community that there might be a loose python slithering around in one of Des ...

Some hatchlings may need rehabilitation and taken by boat offshore after being trapped in seaweed, or washing back to the beach with it.

A Des Moines man is behind bars after Des Moines police say he hit a squad car and fled the scene.