Des Moines News

A Canadian filmmaker and his partners received enough assurance Friday from a Polk County judge to get rolling on a movie that promises to bring some big stars to Des Moines. The only problem is, film maker Kevin DeWalt isn�t...

A Minneapolis man has been indicted on animal terrorism charges in Iowa. Scott DeMuth is named in an indictment unsealed Thursday that charges him with one count of conspiring to commit animal enterprise terrorism and cause economic damage exceeding $10,000....

Rachel Zedeck thought a back pack could feed a Kenyan family for months. She made this thought a reality through her Back Pack Farm program. As a life-long humanitarian dedicated to helping people, Rachel extended her commitment by settling in...

The head of Iowa's largest state worker union said Tuesday that he'll push for early retirement incentives to encourage thousands of workers to leave state government and help cut costs amid continuing budget problems...Among the concessions: five unpaid furlough days...

Lucca Staiger tallied a career-high 32 points and established a new Iowa State single-game standard for 3-pointers in a game with 10, as the Cyclones cruised to a 90-70 victory at Drake Tuesday night at the Knapp Center. The win...

More people have been struggling to get enough to eat both in Iowa and nationwide amid the economic downturn, according to the U.S...Iowa�s rate of food insecurity jumped from 10.9 percent of households for 2003-05 to 11.6 percent for 2006-08,...