Prairie Meadows is hosting a Fourth of July celebration with horse racing, food, drinks and fireworks at dusk. When: Thursday ...

Following the Iowa Cubs' 12-3 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Thursday night, a spectacular fireworks show lit up the night ...

Most Des Moines metro area trick-or-treaters will have to wait another day to get their candy. The city of Des Moines started a trend of moving Beggars' Night from Wednesday to Thursday due to ...

On Sunday night, the Des Moines skyline was emblazoned with a familiar, if unusual, iconography. The bat signal burned against the side of the Marriott and the Ruan Center Building in downtown Des ...

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

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The city began its unusual custom of opting for Beggar's Night decades ago in hopes of tamping ...

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.