The Des Moines Tribune was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

. It was founded in 1906 and purchased in 1908 by the Cowles family, which owned the Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa.-History:...

. 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.