Des Moines Register
- Munson: NaNoWriMo writers savor a war of words
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:03 PMItalian meringue is the bane of my existence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Low temps slow efforts to raise sunken boat near Le Claire
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:13 PMSalvage operations for a sunken towboat on the Mississippi River at LeClaire have been slowed as workers cope with subfreezing temperatures expected to linger for days.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reader's Watchdog: Paradise or a problem? Residents split over complex's management
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:29 PMThe Fort Des Moines Senior Housing Center on the capital's south side promised to be a godsend for folks over 55.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dubuque seeks to dump greyhound racing
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:32 PMThe Dubuque City Council will ask state lawmakers to remove a state requirement that it maintain a greyhound dog racing track at the local Mystique Casino.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Overtime policies vary among Iowa police departments
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:36 PMA review of law enforcement overtime policies in Iowa by The Des Moines Register found:
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowans, get set for a snowy Sunday
Sunday - 12/08/2013 - 12:01 AMMost Iowans should wake up to snowfall today, according to the National Weather Service.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dubuque leaders seek to dump greyhound racing
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 08:51 PMThe Dubuque City Council will ask state lawmakers to remove a state requirement that it maintain a greyhound dog racing track at the local Mystique Casino.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Snow to hold off until Sunday morning in Des Moines area
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 02:57 PMThe snowfall that was expected to start tonight will hold off until tomorrow morning, according to the National Weather Service.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman accidentally steps on antique scythe blade during break-in at home
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 01:54 PMA woman suffered a foot injury early this morning when two men broke into her house and robbed her and her husband, according to a Des Moines Police report.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Callers help officials track loose moose in Iowa
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 12:42 PMThere's a moose on the loose in Iowa, and officials said they've been able to track its every move because of dozens of calls from curious residents spotting the creature.
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- South-side shooter likely hit house a mile away
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:11 PMA house more than a mile away from the shooting rampage at Steven Vogel's Des Moines home may have been struck by a bullet from the shootout, police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cellphone surveillance: A new tool in police arsenal to combat crime
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:26 PMThe National Security Agency isn't the only government entity secretly collecting data from people's cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pearl Harbor survivor recalls Dec. 7, 1941, attack
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:31 PMLeland Lester of Newton was 19 years old on Dec. 7, 1941. He said he had a lot of growing up to do.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Des Moines leaders: Overtime cheaper than hiring new officers
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:33 PMDes Moines city leaders estimate that it would cost $7 an hour more to hire a new employee to do the work now being completed by police officers using overtime.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa farms: From boom to bust?
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:54 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Register Investigation: Des Moines police overtime under scrutiny
Sunday - 12/08/2013 - 12:05 AM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pearl Harbor ceremony brings out survivors
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 06:44 PMAbout 50 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor paused Saturday at the site to honor those killed and remember the moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Northern Iowa man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 03:11 PMA northern Iowa man has pleaded guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide for a crash that killed a Minnesota man.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Heartwarming' Pearl Harbor remembrance on a chilly day
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 12:49 PMIOWA CEREMONY: It was a quick ceremony, but for the crowd of almost 50 people, it meant a lot.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Shooter's rifle may have fired bullet into house a mile away
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:15 AM
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- Victim slices foot on scythe blade during D.M. robbery
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:06 PMA woman injured her foot early Saturday when two men broke into her house and robbed her and her husband, according to a Des Moines police report.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa's use of 'tower dump' data shrouded in secrecy
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:28 PMThere are indications that at least some Iowa law enforcement agencies have obtained bulk cellphone data as part of their crime-fighting efforts the past two years, The Des Moines Register has found.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dexter's outlaw past part of new TV miniseries
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:30 PMA 19-year-old farmer from Dexter was on his way to his cattle lot one July day in 1933 when he saw a short man come up out of the cornfield over by the fence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Big chunk of police overtime pay is tied to special events
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:35 PMPresident Barack Obama's election eve visit to Des Moines' East Village in November 2012 brought a lot of excitement for supporters and a lot of overtime for police officers responsible for keeping the president safe.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weather affects Public Works' overtime
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 11:38 PMDes Moines snowplow drivers will be busy clearing city streets once the snow starts falling this winter, and many will be working extra hours.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Craft breweries continuing to expand in Iowa
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 08:48 PMFor a state more known for its fertility than fermentation, Iowa has produced a bumper crop of craft beer brewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Salvation Army receives 2 gold coins
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 07:13 PMThe Salvation Army of Mason City has received an anonymous donation of two gold Krugerrand coins, restoring plans for the organization to hold an auction for the coins.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa DNR officer, another man kill mountain lion near homes in northwest Iowa
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 01:43 PMA Department of Natural Resources officer and another man killed a mountain lion in northwest Iowa after determining it was a threat to people.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mason City man charged in sexual abuse case
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 01:58 PMA Mason City man has been charged with six counts of third degree sexual abuse, according to a press release from the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lane, ramp closures causing congestion, delays on I-235 in Windsor Heights
Saturday - 12/07/2013 - 09:35 AMTRAFFIC REPORT: Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes as closures on portions of Interstate 235 in Windsor Heights continue through this afternoon. The right lane of westbound I-235 between 63rd Street and 73rd/8th Street is closed, as well as the 63rd Street entrance ramp to I-235 and the 73rd/8th Street exit ramp from I-235.
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