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Des Moines, Iowa is located in Polk County. Zip codes in Des Moines, IA include 50317, 50315, and 50310. More Des Moines information.

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3 hrs ago | Politico

Pawlenty slams Obama from Iowa

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty addresses Iowa Republicans at the Leadership for Iowa event, Saturday, Nov.

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7 hrs ago | KWQC-TV Davenport

Body found in Des Moines River

Searchers have found a body in the Des Moines River near where a 29-year-old road construction worker disappeared on Halloween.

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12 hrs ago | WHO-TV

Couples Search Des Moines For Diamonds

About 500 couples went on a hunt for jewelry in Des Moines on Saturday. Joseph Jewelers invited them to Nollen Plaza to begin a series of challenges that would lead one of the couples to a $12,000 diamond ring.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Metromix Des Moines

Five best fast food choices in Des Moines

By W.E. Moranville, Datebook Diner Special to Metromix Life's too short, and there are too many great foods in the world to squander a meal indifferently, filling up on nothing special.

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Associated Content

Find Low-price Christmas Cards in Des Moines, Iowa

You can find low-price Christmas cards in the Des Moines, Iowa area very easily.

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WHO-TV Des Moines

DART buses in downtown Des Moines are now using alarms ...

City buses in Des Moines are now sounding alarms. The alarms are part of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's latest effort to keep pedestrians safe while buses navigate the streets.

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WHO-TV Des Moines

Candidate Conlin: According to aids, Roxanne Conlin will make her run ...

Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin is set to make it official. Aids say she will file papers with the Federal Elections Commission next week in a run for the U.S. Senate.

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WHO-TV Des Moines

Temporary Closing: The future of Petland appears uncertain in West Des Moines

The future of Petland in West Des Moines appears uncertain. Wednesday, the store was temporarily closed for inventory.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

WHO-TV

Search Area Widens For Missing Man

Searchers headed out early Friday to search for a West Des Moines man reported missing six days ago.

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Des Moines Register

Des Moines home catches fire; damage estimated at $150,000

Extensive fire and smoke damage is reported this morning in a house fire at 1916 Willowmere Drive.

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The Daily Freeman-Journal

Messerly trial to begin Dec. 1 in Hamilton County

The trial of former Webster City accountant Doug Messerly is set to begin Dec. 1 in Hamilton County District Court.

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KGAN

New Police Training Simulator

November 5, 2009 They call it a firearms simulator but it's really designed to train law enforcement to never have to draw their gun.

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WHO-TV

Iowans Get Word About Fort Hood Kin

After the mass shootings broke out at Fort Hood, Iowa families waited for word from relatives who were stationed there.

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WHO-TV

Police: Man Pulls Gun During Test Drive

What started as a test drive turned into a wild chase on Des Moines' southeast side on Wednesday.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WHO-TV

150 Loads Of 'Special Dirt' To Be Dumped In Des Moines

Crews are working to fill Wells Fargo Arena's floor with more than 150 dump truck loads of dirt.

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Des Moines Register

Commuter alert: Accident slows traffic on I-235 bridge over Des Moines River

Traffic is moving slowly in the westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 235 at the Des Moines River Bridge near downtown Des Moines while police cover a traffic accident.

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The Gazette

Iowa woman gets 50-year sentence in babya s death

Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by admin . A Des Moines woman who pleaded guilty to multiple acts of child endangerment in the drowning of her infant son has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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Des Moines Register

Lack of landscaping buffer may stall West Des Moines church's wind turbine plan

Officials at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines have asked for a change to city zoning regulations that could lead to the installation of a 30-foot wind turbine on church property.

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Des Moines Register

West Des Moines supplier to market for Chinese company

Cerne Sales Co. of West Des Moines has signed an agreement to be the exclusive U.S. marketing agent for a Chinese company that is a leading global supplier of phosphates for animal feed, the company said Tuesday.

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Des Moines Register

Des Moines school budget cuts to hit harder later

A $17.5 million budget cut for the Des Moines school district will have more impact on the future than the current school year, according to district officials.

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