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For the first time since 1938, children will go trick-or-treating on Halloween in Des Moines, Iowa


For the first time since 1938, children will go trick-or-treating on Halloween in Des Moines, Iowa

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 to buy sweets on All Saints Day has long been a common practice across the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa's capital took a different approach more than seven decades […]

Kids will go trick-or-treating on Halloween in Des Moines, Iowa, a first since 1938


Kids will go trick-or-treating on Halloween in Des Moines, Iowa, a first since 1938

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 to buy sweets on All Saints Day has long been a common practice across the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa's capital took a different approach more than seven decades […]

Beggars' Night in Des Moines, Iowa, has been postponed until Halloween day


Beggars' Night in Des Moines, Iowa, has been postponed until Halloween day

Des Moines, Iowa, will begin trick-or-treating on Halloween Day for the first time since 1938 as the city's Beggar Night was postponed due to rainy and stormy weather. Your trick-or-treating forecast in the USA Will the forecast for your Halloween be spooky? For the first time since 1938, children around Des Moines, Iowa, will go […]

An Iowa resident dies from Lassa fever, an Ebola virus, according to the CDC


An Iowa resident dies from Lassa fever, an Ebola virus, according to the CDC

The person had recently returned from a trip to West Africa. Lassa fever is a viral disease similar to the Ebola virus. An eastern Iowa resident died Monday of an Ebola-like viral illness he likely contracted during a recent trip to West Africa. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the person is […]

Iowa resident dies from suspected West African virus, which can cause permanent hearing loss


Iowa resident dies from suspected West African virus, which can cause permanent hearing loss

An Iowa resident is believed to have died from Lassa fever, a rare virus in the U.S. that causes one in three cases to experience permanent hearing loss and 95% of infected pregnant women to miscarry. The patient, whose identity has not been publicly released, had recently traveled to West Africa, where the virus originated […]

When is summer time? Set your clocks back to November


When is summer time? Set your clocks back to November

When is Daylight Saving Time 2024? What it means for your watches. When is summer time in 2024? Here we fall back and jump forward. Are you looking forward to an extra hour of sleep and wondering when we'll turn our clocks back? Well, fall is here and with it, daylight saving time ends for […]

Oregon tops the college football rankings, Notre Dame rises


Oregon tops the college football rankings, Notre Dame rises

How coaching salaries and the NIL bill impact college football Dan Wolken breaks down the annual compensation package for college football coaches to discuss salaries and how the NIL bill will impact them. Sports pulse Week 9 of college football brought plenty of intrigue but few real surprises. As a result, there aren't many changes […]

Deion Sanders' Buffs open path to Big 12 title game with win


Deion Sanders' Buffs open path to Big 12 title game with win

First observations on Colorado's 34-23 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats in Big 12 play at Folsom Field. 1. Time to Calculate Big 12 Title Games: With the Nebraska loss in the rearview, CU likely has one path to the College Football Playoff: winning the Big 12 championship. And after a home win over Cincinnati late […]