Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Park.

The two-building, indoor and outdoor basketball facility sees thousands of players and spectators each tournament weekend. And it's just the start.

Nights in Ankeny are a bit more colorful now that the city's new "glow trail" is open. Visitors can walk a 425-foot offshoot ...