In 1968, John was a lead plaintiff in the landmark First Amendment Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, which established free speech as a protected ...

In response, the ACLJ sent a demand letter to KISD on behalf of the student and her foster mother, citing the landmark 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tinker v.

“It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” These words written by U.S. Supreme Court ...

The loss of a Jordan Weber mural at Jefferson Elementary School started a districtwide campaign to document Des Moines Public ...

Police say a West Des Moines woman who died yesterday is believed to be the driver of a vehicle that was abandoned in Des Moines after a Wednesday crash.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines crews are on the scene of a structure fire Wednesday morning on the city's east side. According to a post on X by the Des Moines Police Department, one person was ...

When first responders arrived at the intersection of Southwest Ninth Street and Luster Lane just after 6:30 p.m. on June 4, they found Des Moines resident Matthew Ringgenberg, 40, dead at the scene.

Des Moines police reported a disturbance during the National Speech & Debate Tournament at the EMC Expo Center amid shooting, active shooter reports.

The Des Moines Poetry Workshop performs at “Poetry on The Avenues!” at Dugan’s Hideaway at 3124 Ingersoll Ave. from 7 to 9 p.m. on June 20.

The lawn-watering ban in Des Moines is “eye-opening,” said Polk County’s Swanson. “We’ve got a long way to go. Because the water is not getting better by itself.” ...