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Homeless Help: Thanks to a metro shelter program, a Des Moines mom is ...
Life with a two-year-old can be a challenge. "Want a piece of meat?" Karen Purscell asks her son Nas, "Yeah, it's good for you." Especially when you're homeless.
Des Moines Dives: Toad's Tavern
Toads are a big part of the decor at Toad's Tavern. There's also plenty to do, including board games.
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Des Moines Playhouse Hosts Beyond the Rainbow Auditions 11/15
Auditions for "Beyond the Rainbow" will be held at The Des Moines Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, Nov.
DM Firefighter Says Warning E-Mail Is Hoax
An e-mail circulating around Iowa has an ominous warning from a Des Moines fire fighter, but it's a hoax.
I'm a Des Moines woman: Alba Perez
Alba Perez didn't find out until years later that her mother sent her away from her native Honduras to the United States to protect her.
Des Moines firefighters rescue chickens, guinea pigs
Des Moines Fire Capt. Timothy Hartman had never had to catch chickens on the job.
George Strait adds Lee Ann Womack to 'Twang' tour
26 in Baltimore. Dates are currently set through an April 10 performance in Des Moines, IA, with stops in 18 cities along the way.
Tax Credits: a review of several state tax credit programs has been ordered by Governor Culver
Gov. Chet Culver is ordering a review of 30 tax credit programs administered by six state agencies to determine if they are meeting goals established when they were enacted.
Waterbury residents suggest boycott of West Des Moines businesses over noise issue
A plan to boycott West Des Moines businesses until bass vibrations from the Val Air Ballroom are reduced has attracted little support among neighbors who say they will apply pressure in other ways to solve the problem.
Des Moines, Iowa: Charming, impressive, surprising
Des Moines, Iowa: Charming, impressive, surprising Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 13:14 We kicked off our own little Discover Des Moines weekend at the city's center of gravity: the Iowa State Capitol, a pile of murky limestone capped with a magnificent 23-karat gold-leaf dome that roosts on a hilltop overlooking downtown.
Des Moines City Council candidate to answer questions
At-large Des Moines City Council candidate Leisha Barcus will hold a question-and-answer session with residents at 5 p.m. today at the Four Mile Community Center, 3711 Easton Blvd.
DOC: Work Release Inmate Escaped Tuesday
Authorities said they are looking for an escapee from the Des Moines Work Release Facility.
Meyer: Des Moines sales tax idea 'dead in the water'
Des Moines City Councilman Brian Meyer today gave a resounding "no" to the notion of a local option sales tax in the metro area.
Iowa's Great Ape Trust to Relocate Orangutans
The Great Ape Trust is relocating its colony of orangutans from a research center in Des Moines.
Impaired judgment allegedly leads Des Moines couple to wrong house
Des Moines police say a man and woman claim they were so intoxicated they picked the wrong house when they came home from an evening on the town.
Every School Every Thursday - West Des Moines, Clive and Waukee
Clive Thank you to the West Des Moines Rotary Club for their generous donation of dictionaries to all of the third- and fourth-graders at Clive Elementary.
Well done in West Des Moines and Waukee
Achievements Jim Miller, executive director of the Historic Valley Junction Foundation, was named this year's winner of the friend of hospitality award by the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Stogdill's owners pulling the plug
Stogdill's TV & Appliance, a 52-year-old family business, survived the dawn of big-box retailers and cheap, disposable electronics, but in the end it couldn't survive the most recent recession.
Culver Competes In His First Triathlon
An aide to Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday that the governor completed his first triathlon last weekend and lost 25 pounds while training for the event.
Police Find Hole In Jewelry Store's Roof
A Des Moines jewelry store owner was the victim of a rather elaborate burglary attempt, police said.
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