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Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]
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The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa.
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The severe weather thread has passed in Des Moines and central Iowa, but remains for areas to the south and east of the metro until 7 p.m. Des Moines removed from severe thunderstorm watch as ...
Incumbent Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is seeking reelection this year. She faces Libertarian Joshua Smith. Iowa Senate District 16 includes parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor ...
President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and J. Ann Selzer for "brazen election interference" on Monday after the vaunted pollster's wildly inaccurate prediction three days before ...
It was annexed by the city of Des Moines in 1890. At the time the subdivision was being developed the city's railways system was being consolidated, expanded, and electrified. One line ran a block north of Owl's Head on Ingersoll Avenue. This and other factors made Owl's Head a street car suburb. The other factors included the homogeneity of ...