Slipknot is bringing its Knotfest music festival back to its home state of Iowa for a one-night-only anniversary event. This ...

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IOWA. TODAY’S EVENT COMES AHEAD OF THE BAND’S MUSIC FESTIVAL, KNOTFEST. THAT’S SATURDAY AT WATERWORKS PARK IN DES MOINES. THE LINEUP ALSO INCLUDES BANDS LIKE KNOCKED LOOSE AND HOLY WARS.

Halloween-themed festivities in Des Moines usually take place on Oct. 30, in a “Beggars’ Night” tradition dating to 1940 with an exception in 1978. This year, it changes.

Des Moines, Iowa will begin trick-or-treating on Halloween for the first time since 1938 as the city's Beggars' Night was ...

Australia will get a chance to party Des Moines style when Slipknot bring Knotfest to the land down under in March 24-26, 2023. Already announced for the three-date run are Slipknot, Parkway Drive, ...

Austin Baeth, a Democrat serving his first term, sought reelection for Iowa House District 36, which includes the Sherman Hill neighborhood and the area surrounding Gray's Lake in Des Moines.

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Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. She is also covering the 2024 presidential race for USA TODAY as a senior national campaign correspondent.

AXTELL, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL POLICE. THE CITY OF DES MOINES HAS NAMED ITS NEW POLICE CHIEF. DES MOINES POLICE MAJOR MICHAEL MCTAGGART WILL NOW BE CHIEF MCTAGGART. HIS PROMOTION WAS ANNOUNCED ...

Des Moines' new police chief is Michael McTaggart, a 25-year veteran of the department he will now oversee. City Manager Scott Sanders and Mayor Connie Boesen announced the hire at a news ...