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Fall Fantasy Fun brings jousting, magic and more to Des Moines
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (193+ words) Fall Fantasy Fun kicked off at the Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow on Saturday, beginning three weekends of live entertainment, themed activities and festival food. The annual faire features live jousting, aerial acrobatics, fire breathers, musicians, and more. Visitors can…...
Movie Review: 'Mutiny"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (396+ words) This time it's Statham on a boat Let me begin by paraphrasing the most popular number from one of my favorite musicals, with great apologies to Andersson, Ulvaeus and Rice: Bangkok. The opening’s setting. And the city don’t know what…...
Des Moines community honors Italian heritage with historic brick oven celebration
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (231+ words) A 17-year-old brick oven in Des Moines brought the community together on Saturday to celebrate Italian heritage, baking more than 500 loaves of bread and honoring cultural preservation efforts. "To be able to, like, channel the ancestors is really the cool…...
QUIZ: This week in national news
1+ week, 5+ day ago (101+ words) KCCI QUIZ: Did you keep up with the news this week? This week’s top news stories included Dolly Parton's death, President Donald Trump signing an order to rename a Great Lake, Meta's groundbreaking settlement and more. Take this quiz to…...
Ringling Hype Crew visits Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (252+ words) The Ringling Hype Crew brought "The Greatest Show On Earth" to patients and families at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines Tuesday afternoon. The performance included unicycle tricks, jump rope acrobatics, hand balancing, wheel gymnastics, and singing, providing entertainment and…...
Dancers join the KCCI stage at Iowa State Fair ahead of Latino Heritage Day
2+ week, 3+ day ago (72+ words) KCCI The Iowa State Fair celebrated Latino Heritage Day on the first Sunday of the 2026 fair. Dancers joined the KCCI newscast Friday afternoon to give fairgoers a preview of all the fun happening Sunday. You can watch the performance by…...
Tim Curry's cause of death revealed a week after 'Rocky Horror' star's death
1+ week, 3+ day ago (212+ words) Tim Curry's cause of death has been revealed. The iconic British actor died Aug. 25 of coronary artery disease, according to numerous reports. Those reports also note a history of stroke and kidney cancer, according to People, but were not listed…...
BigXThaPlug, Saturday's Iowa State Fair Grandstand headliner, arrested in Texas
3+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) KCCI The headliner for the Iowa State Fair's Grandstand show on Saturday has been arrested in Texas. BigXThaPlug, the stage name of Xavier Landum, is facing driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession, and illegal firearm possession charges. Landum was booked into…...
Shelley Fabares, 'Johnny Angel' singer and actor in 'The Donna Reed Show' and 'Coach,' dies at 82
2+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) Shelley Fabares, an actor who was a fixture on television for decades from her days as a young teenager on "The Donna Reed Show," through "One Day at a Time" and "Coach," has died. She was 82. "To her family and…...
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and 'Rocky Horror' star, dies at 80
2+ week, 3+ day ago (195+ words) Tim Curry, an iconic British actor whose career spanned film, television and theater, has died, according to numerous reports. He was 80 years old. Curry, best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," had…...