The Fraternal Order of the Eagles hosts a bingo tournament every Sunday afternoon at their Des Moines chapter headquarters.  Admission is $20 for a chance to win the $500 jackpot. Bingo is open to the public and starts at 2 p.m. with food and drink available.

At the Des Moines Buccaneers versus Tri-City Storm game on Saturday, February 4, 2012, loyal fans show their support. The Bucs, a junior ice hockey team of the United States Hockey League has struggled in recent years, but fans are not discouraged.

The Pimp My Shed feature at the 34th annual Des Moines Home and Garden show was designed by interior designer Hal Davis of Des Moines. It ran from February 9th to the 12th.

A look at how people in Des Moines’ food deserts buy their groceries By Tim Weideman and Eduardo Zamarripa| Drake University Des Moines, Iowa (Dec. 14, 2011) - The Healthy Food Financing Initiative defines a food desert as a “low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents...

By Tim Weideman Supporters rallied for their candidates Saturday night across the street from Drake University before the Iowa Republican Debate. Numbers were clearly in Ron Paul supporters’ favor but an unexpected opponent made a vocal appearance Occupy Iowa protesters stood along the opposite...

By Ann Schnoebelen A crowd gathered on Oct.9 in Des Moines to begin Occupy Des Moines, a movement associated with Occupy Wall Street and other spin offs cropping up around the U.S. There were dreadlocked heads and tattooed arms, mom jeans and dentures, socialist worker party members and a “Don’t...

Op-Ed Blog by Kylie Rush “With great power comes great responsibility,” as Spiderman’s uncle once said. As college students, how much power can we really have? Every day we go to classes that are practically determined for us with our graduation requirements. We eat the food prepared for us according...

Michele Bachmann poses with a supporter at a September Tea Party Express Rally at Water Works park in Des Moines, Iowa. By Mary Bess Bolling Michele Bachmann fascinates me. I know she’s old news, but maybe it’s because some part of me wants a woman president sooner rather than later. Or perhaps it’s...

We’re out to expose the hometown secrets of the Iowa Caucuses. Other people cover the candidates, but we’re covering the characters. We want to share who Iowans really are and how they think. Our funding and staff come from Drake University in Iowa’s capital city Des Moines, giving us a unique...

The Des Moines school board will have a new look after three new members were elected Tuesday By David Johnson  |  Drake University Des Moines, Iowa (Sept. 15, 2011) – One incumbent and three newcomers earned seats on the Des Moines school board Tuesday evening. Cindy Elsbernd, Pat Sweeney, and...