The event's website describes Des Moines Con as "a celebration of comics, toys, TV, film, art, cosplay, games, and all things nerdy." ...

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

Dust picked up by high winds Tuesday in New Mexico and southern Texas traveled across the country and landed in Iowa Wednesday ... Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Des Moines ...