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Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll

Dec. 17, 2024 16:27 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state. The Register's...

Police search for whoever discarded an emaciated bulldog inside a trash bag in Iowa

Dec. 14, 2024 15:15 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines. The emaciated dog was found Tuesday afternoon near a railroad viaduct with his head sticking out of a black plastic garbage bag. The dog was unable to walk...

AP Race Call: Republican Zach Nunn wins reelection to U.S. House in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District

Nov. 06, 2024 00:21 AM EST

Republican Rep. Zach Nunn won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Iowa on Wednesday. Nunn flipped the highly competitive Des Moines-anchored district in 2022, just two cycles after Democrats flipped it in 2018. In 2020, the district split nearly evenly in the presidential race, though Republican Donald...

In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween

Oct. 29, 2024 17:25 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows' Eve has long been commonplace throughout the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa's capital city took a...

Principal Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 24, 2024 16:32 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Thursday reported a loss of $220 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 95 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs,...

Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty

Oct. 04, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal at large. The owner was fined $105 and court costs Thursday, the Des Moines Register reported. The owner was taking the...