The over 50-year-old rocket slide at Union Park is now closed as it undergoes a round of repairs, but the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department wrote to worried children and parents on Facebook ...

Treasured for generations, Des Moines' rocket slide play structure is going through major renovations so it will last for generations more. Des Moines City Council on Monday approved starting a nearly ...

negotiate a deal with the developers and iron out the details of the development agreement. The historic rocket slide in Des Moines's Union Park is about to blast-off again thanks to some much-needed ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) —Every community has something that stands as a symbol, and has endured through the years. For North Little Rock, one of those symbols is the Rocket Slide. "It ...

THIS INVESTIGATION. ALL RIGHT, LET’S HAVE A LITTLE FUN NOW BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE ICONIC ROCKET SLIDE AT UNION PARK IS OFFICIALLY BACK OPEN. AND LOOK AT THAT LINE OF KIDDOS WANTING TO RIDE IT ON DOWN ...

Des Moines city administrators want to assure everyone that the orange plastic fence blocking off part of Union Park’s beloved Rocket Slide is temporary. They have no plans to tear down the quirky ...