http://www.yourstreet.com/news/des-moines-ia YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Associated Press - October 13, 2009 8:24 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Des Moines police officer who was run over by a pickup truck when he responded to a fight is home from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750069/injured-iowa-police-officer-home-from-hospital Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:24:08 -0700 DES MOINES (KWWL) - A giant pumpkin from Iowa squashed the competition in a heavyweight championship. The gigantic gourd, tipped the scales at 1,658 pounds to win the annual World Championship Pumpkin http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750055/iowa-pumpkin-breaks-records Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:57:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats has been endorsed by the president of the Iowa-Nebraska chapter of the NAACP. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750106/vander-plaats-endorsed-by-civil-rights-leader Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:39:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Chet Culver is considering an early-retirement package for older workers as a way to trim state payroll costs next year. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750110/iowa-gov-culver-considers-early-retirement-package Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:08:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa — Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different — saving for college. The survey by online... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745824/teens-put-college-atop-list-of-things-worth-saving-for Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:06:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 14, 2009 4:04 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Under a new agreement, hunters with certain licenses in Iowa and Nebraska will be able to hunt in both states. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723375/iowa,-nebraska-enter-hunting-license-agreement Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:04:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 13, 2009 2:14 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley says he was honored to know Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist and Nobel Peace Prize... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720915/grassley-borlaug-true-son-of-the-iowa-soil- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:04:08 -0700 DES MOINES -- The rate of Iowa homeowners facing foreclosure has leveled off, but Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Thursday the plateau is still above historical norms. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714233/foreclosure-rates-in-iowa-stabilize Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:23:08 -0700 DES MOINES — The rate of Iowa homeowners facing foreclosure has leveled off, but Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Thursday the plateau is still above historical norms. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714242/state-foreclosures-leveling-off Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:13:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 10, 2009 10:44 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a Des Moines infant whose parents were charged with child endangerment has been discharged from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712452/baby-injured-in-beating-released-from-hospital Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:08 -0700 DES MOINES (KWWL) -- Attorney General Tom Miller says Iowa is losing fewer homes to foreclosure. Miller says only five other states in the country have fewer foreclosures than Iowa. Just two years ago http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710953/fewer-homes-in-foreclosure-in-iowa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:13:08 -0700 DES MOINES — School Administrators of Iowa announced Thursday that North Butler High School Principal Robert Saathoff was a nominee for the 2009 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year award. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714252/saathoff-nominated-for-high-school-principal-of-the-year Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:42:08 -0700 Jeremy Jeffers, a 6-foot-6 basketball forward, committed Thursday to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeffers averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for a 31-6 Wilson Greenfield club that reached the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6711654/greenfield-forward-picks-drake Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:55:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state agency says the government could save millions of dollars by joining a system of bulk purchases and consolidating computer server locations. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708251/iowa-agency-says-changes-could-bring-big-savings Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:56:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state agency says the government could save millions of dollars by joining a system of bulk purchases and consolidating computer server locations. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708308/iowa-agency-says-changes-could-bring-big-savings Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:43:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The public is invited to a ceremony in downtown Des Moines in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708253/des-moines-plans-ceremony-to-mark-sept-11 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:26:08 -0700 DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, will be giving up his post as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and will lead a committee playing a key role in the health care reform debate as it kicks into high gear. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708309/harkin-assumes-leadership-of-senate-health-committee Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:08:08 -0700 DES MOINES -- U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, will be giving up his post as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and will lead a committee playing a key role in the health care reform debate as it kicks into high gear. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708234/harkin-takes-lead-role-in-health-care-debate Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:22:08 -0700 Well, technically, they're 14, but 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of Slipknot's eponymous debut album. The Des Moines, Iowa heavy metal outfit, which has had the same nine members since "Slipknot," is celebrating with a special edition re-release of the album along... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709200/the-9-turns-10 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An design representing the Effigy Mounds National Monument will be one of the images stamped on the reverse side of quarters minted in the new "America the Beautiful" quarters program. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6703678/effigy-mounds-to-be-on-quarters Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:07:08 -0700