Des Moines, Iowa News http://www.news-spider.com/Local/Iowa/Des_Moines/index.html Latest Des Moines, Iowa News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:39:47 GMT Expert: Focus Investments On Long Term http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440997 As the stock market continues on a roller coaster ride, a local financial planner says investors need to stay focused on the long run. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440997 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:42:59 GMT Sex Offenders Not Reporting After Flood http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440998 Two dozen registered sex offenders have failed to report since severe floods hit Cedar Rapids last month, Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller says. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440998 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:19:29 GMT Truck Crash Means Sweet Treats For Kids http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216441000 A crash that overturned a delivery driver's truck helps provide some sweet treats for a group of northeastern Iowa kids. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216441000 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:15:30 GMT Culver Considers 4-Day Workweek http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440999 Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says he will monitor Utah's experimental 4-day workweek for state employees to see if it would work in Iowa. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216440999 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:10:25 GMT State Settles Most TouchPlay Cases http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216433778 An $8.9 million tentative settlement is reached with nearly all the companies that sued the state over TouchPlay instant lottery machines that are now banned in Iowa. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216433778 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:28:35 GMT Teen stuck in cave in Maquoketa http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216430107 MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Authorities are trying to rescue a teenager who got stuck in a small cavern at Maquoketa Caves State Park. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216430107 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:43:00 GMT State moves toward settlement with 32 TouchPlay operators http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216430108 The Iowa Attorney General's office has reached a tentative agreement to pay roughly $8.9 million to 32 operators of the former TouchPlay gambling machines to settle a Polk County lawsuit that had been ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216430108 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:38:00 GMT SUV Rolls 2 Times During Crash http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216422941 Read full story for latest details. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216422941 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:55:36 GMT Woman hurt in crash with truck hauling insecticide http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216415706 Authorities said a Prairie City woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a fiery crash with a truck hauling 300 gallons of an insecticide near Des Moines. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216415706 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:51:00 GMT Medinotes named entreprenuer of the month http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216412083 MediNotes Corp., an electronic health records company, has been named the Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of the Month by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216412083 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:44:00 GMT