''The Des Moines Tribune'' was a daily afternoon newspaper published in

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moine ...

. It was founded in 1906 and purchased in 1908 by the

Cowles family Cowles may refer to: Surname * Alfred Cowles Sr. (1832–1889), publisher Chicago, spouse Sarah Hutchinson * Alfred Cowles Jr. (1865–1929) publisher, businessman and lawyer *Alfred Cowles (III) (1891–1984) businessman and economist *Anna Roosev ...

, which owned the ''

Des Moines Register ''The Des Moines Register'' is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa. History Early period The first newspaper in Des Moines was the ''Iowa Star''. In July 1849, Barlow Granger began the paper in an abandoned log cabin by the juncti ...

''. The newspapers shared production and business operations, but maintained separate editorial staffs which often behaved as rivals and competitors. The newspaper ceased publication in 1982.

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Defunct newspapers published in Iowa Publications disestablished in 1982 Publications established in 1906 1906 establishments in Iowa 1982 disestablishments in Iowa Mass media in Des Moines, Iowa {{Iowa-newspaper-stub