DES MOINES, Iowa — With a unanimous vote on Wednesday the Des Moines City Council named Michael McTaggart as Des Moines' next Police Chief. McTaggart has been with the DMPD for 25 years, spending time ...

When United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed at the Sioux City airport in the summer of 1989 ― scraping the runway and exploding, killing 112 people on board ― members of the McTaggart family were ...

Des Moines Police Chief Michael McTaggart says rebuilding public trust will not happen overnight but over time — and he is committed to the work. "Trust is a hard thing to get and an easy thing to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — This is the third week on the job for Chief Michael McTaggart, and he is starting to settle in. “I’m getting a little bit better at juggling all the stuff,” said Des Moines Police ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Police Chief Michael McTaggart was promoted to the chief job in October 2024 but he’s no stranger to the department. McTaggart joined the Des Moines Police Department in ...

Major Michael McTaggart was sworn in as Des Moines' 45th chief of police on Thursday afternoon. "I believe I've been given the tools to lead this city, and it's my opportunity at this point to put ...

Des Moines' new chief of police, Chief Michael McTaggart, says he wants to focus on lowering gun violence in the city. In his first sit-down interview since stepping into the new role, McTaggart said ...