Daniel P. Finney
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA, United States
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#DSMstrong: Economic woes, pandemic closures and distribution troubles threaten comic book stores
The troubles of the COVID-19 pandemic weigh on Des Moines metro comic stores like an attack of the Legion of Doom. → Read More
An Iowa lesson in perseverance: Courthouse dome felled by tornado rises 2 years later
Raising new dome gives Marshall County residents lesson in perseverance → Read More
Who were the all-time greatest Iowa-born Major League Baseball players by position?
Iowa has produced seven Hall of Famers, but not all of them make the team in a 1 through 9 lineup → Read More
Jean Seberg: Iowa actress robbed of Cinderella story by FBI harassment
Jean Seberg won an 'American Idol'-like contest to become a movie star, only to have her philanthropy make her the target of an FBI smear campaign. Seberg died by 'probable suicide' in 1979 at age 40. → Read More
Des Moines police investigate triple homicide on southeast side
Police say there is no ongoing threat to the public as they investigate the triple homicide. → Read More
From advice to recipes, Iowa woman retires after 70-year career as one of nation’s longest-serving newspaper columnists
Her husband suggested she try out after seeing an ad in the Shenandoah paper. She got hired and never missed a week in 70 years. → Read More
MLB plan would cut Iowa minor league teams in Burlington, Clinton and Quad Cities
The move comes at a time when the Professional Baseball Agreement, a contract between MLB and minor league clubs, is set to expire after 2020 season → Read More
World Series: Iowa Hall of Famer Bob Feller pitched in his final Fall Classic 65 years ago
From the farm fields of Van Meter, Bob Feller became the teenage hero Iowa needed during the Great Depression. → Read More
Meet the Marine the world just learned helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima in World War II
Harold Keller never talked about his war experiences and never mentioned being in one of the most iconic images of World War II → Read More
Al Haynes, pilot of United Flight 232 and reluctant hero, dies 30 years after deadly crash in Iowa
Flight 232 pilot Al Haynes deflected the title "hero" and focused attention on the crew and unprecedented rescue coordination after the 1989 crash. → Read More
Al Haynes, pilot of United Flight 232 and reluctant hero, dies 30 years after deadly crash in Iowa
Al Haynes deflected the title "hero" and focused attention on the crew and the unprecedented coordination of rescue efforts on the ground → Read More
Cut millennials a break; they're just people, not the decline of civilization
Millennials are a punching bag in pop culture over stuff like participation trophies. What do they call the medals given to marathon finishers? → Read More
National Weather Service assesses damage from Tuesday tornadoes
The tornado near Lacona ripped metal buildings from their foundation and spread debris a quarter mile. → Read More
Field of Dreams: From outfield windows to camera angles, how MLB will create baseball magic in Iowa
Here's the details on how the temporary baseball stadium will come together near the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. → Read More
Female pedestrian, 82, hit and killed by driver, 80, in rural Epworth
The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office is withholding the names of the driver and the victim until Wednesday → Read More
Man who's pleaded guilty to killing Iowa State golfer writes letter of apology to Story County judge
'I want to show remorse for stropping a life from society,' writes Collin Richards, who pleaded guilty to stabbing Celia Barquin Arozamena to death → Read More
State Fair on pace for record attendance; forecast friendly to fairgoers for rest of week
Attendance has surpassed last year's record totals all but one day in the 2019 State Fair's first four days. → Read More
Authorities identify victim in Newton fatal mobile home fire
Officials say Katelyne Pratt was the lone occupant of the mobile home at the time of the fire, but a specific cause of death is under investigation → Read More
West Des Moines police ask public's help in finding suspects in string of burglaries
One suspect, Amanda Breckenridge, is alleged to use wigs to disguise herself when using stolen credit cards. → Read More
Understanding depression: The relentless nature of a mood disorder that affects millions
When we talk about mental health the way we would any other kind of health, we'll start to bring the illnesses into the sunlight → Read More