Fort Des Moines News

People's Court provided space for the fourth annual Little Big Fest . The festival's former home, Hotel Fort Des Moines , offered a better sound and stage set-up, but the festival powered forward and offered fans a terrific night of music.

If Little Big Fest was a bluegrass band, Mr. Baber's Neighbors would be the banjo.

On Saturday the Des Moines Music Coalition stages its fourth annual Little Big Fest, a showcase for Iowa jam, roots, bluegrass and folk music.

The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition has a hold on Western Gateway Park for the 2010 Fourth of July weekend, so as of today, there will be a third year of the outdoor music festival.

The state is honoring Iowans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan along with veterans from all wars.

Iowa soldiers heading to Iraq next spring will spend the next several months physically and mentally preparing for a mission to help with the reduction of forces and equipment in the Middle East.

The Department of Defense announced today that 300 soldiers from a U.S. Army Reserve unit in Des Moines have been alerted for duty in Iraq next spring.

The reigning 'King' of country music, George Strait, will return to Des Moines to perform April 10 at Wells Fargo Arena in a new tour announced this week.

A lucky twist of fate saved a small dog from almost certain starvation last week.

Animal Lifeline of Iowa Inc. will host its fifth annual Paws & Claws Benefit Auction on Saturday at Hotel Fort Des Moines, 1000 Walnut St.

Former Gov. Terry Branstad met privately with several leaders of Iowa's social conservative movement to answer their questions and allay any fears the may have of his likely run for governor next year.

A lucky twist of fate saved a small dog from almost certain starvation this week.

Plans for two new elementary schools and a remodeled and expanded high school are being announced this week.

A Des Moines man is being held without bond at the Polk County Jail this morning for allegedly committing a crime on the way home from a meeting with his probation officer.

It's official: The green witch beat the big cat. Not only did the Broadway musical "Wicked" set a new one-week box-office record for the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, easily topping the mark set by "The Lion King" in 2006, but the show also did a better job of drawing theatergoers to area restaurants and holding them there.

Eat well and relatively inexpensively at fine-dining venues by taking advantage of drink, appetizer and/or dinner specials offered to those seated early.

Edna Griffin, sometimes called the Rosa Parks of Iowa, is probably best known for her successful lawsuit against a drug store that refused her service in the 1940s.

Ever since Hotel Fort Des Moines got its dining act together with the fabulously buzz-worthy Django, I've been crossing my fingers and hoping the Savery might do the same.

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