Des Moines Register: After announcing plans to turn to a third-party nonprofit to conduct police de-escalation training nearly a month ago, the Des Moines City Council approved a contract Monday night that solidifies training plans for the Des Moines Police Department valued at about $148,000. The Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that provides resources for law enforcement units across the country, will lead the department’s annual training, which is required under an ordinance passed by the City Council last summer.