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DMU partners with West Des Moines for physical therapy, sports clinic at RecPlex

The City of West Des Moines and Des Moines University today announced a partnership that makes DMU Clinic Physical Therapy the exclusive provider of physical therapy and athletic training services for the MidAmerican Energy Company …

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Ankeny insurance agent faces fraud charge

Lawrence Lee Roberts, 57, an insurance agent in Ankeny, has been charged with one count of fraudulent sales practices, a Class D felony, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges …

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Iowa forgoes $373M in taxes

The state revenue department says Iowa’s state government will forgo $373.1 million in tax receipts in fiscal year 2019 due to a range of tax incentives state officials continue to say they will review, the Sioux …

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Three people nominated to fill appeals court vacancy

Iowa’s State Judicial Nominating Commission this week selected three nominees from 11 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals when Judge Amanda Potterfield retires on Dec. 25. The nominees are Paul …

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USO to open first Iowa center at Camp Dodge

The USO, the nonprofit organization that provides programs, services and entertainment tours to U.S. service members, announced plans to open its newest USO Center at Camp Dodge in Johnston. According to the USO, the Camp …

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Reynolds decides against executive action on e-cigarette sales

Radio Iowa: Gov. Kim Reynolds has ruled out issuing an executive order that would restrict electronic cigarette sales, citing the legal challenges that similar efforts in other states have faced. “Right now I’m not going to …

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Polk County awards $200,000 grant for DMACC Urban Campus renovation

The DMACC Foundation has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Polk County Community Development Grant Program to support the foundation’s “Building Community” fundraising campaign to modernize and expand the DMACC Urban Campus. The $24 …

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State commission calls for legislators to tighten e-cigarette regulation

In the wake of reports of hundreds of respiratory and lung injuries from e-cigarettes, the Iowa Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission is calling on state legislators to regulate e-cigarettes the same as cigarettes and …

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NOTEBOOK: A friend of Des Moines’ flag

The great podcaster Roman Mars will always be an audio legend for two reasons: 

Of course, his voice — Roman Mars has an inarguably great podcasting voice on “99% Invisible,” which explores the great and …

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Iowa’s first female lieutenant governor dies

Gov. Kim Reynolds today ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Thursday, Oct, 24, to sunset on Friday, Oct. 25, in honor and remembrance of Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman, …

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