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Man shot in front of Des Moines liquor store during argument, police say: A man was shot in front of liquor market on Des Moines' southeast side.
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Man shot in front of Des Moines liquor store during argument, police say
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Des Moines police ask for help finding teen missing since Sunday: Des Moines police said the girl left a residence in the 100 block of Second Avenue on Sunday ...
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Des Moines police ask for help finding teen missing since Sunday
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Police seek help finding 7-year-old child missing from Des Moines: Parker Spencer, 7, was last seen wearing blue pajama pants without a shirt or shoes on.
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Police seek help finding 7-year-old child missing from Des Moines
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One dead in Des Moines' second fatal crash of 2024: No other individuals were injured. The Des Moines Police Department is investigating the crash.
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One dead in Des Moines' second fatal crash of 2024
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Des Moines' top police officials will get raises under new contract: Another round of pay raises are on the horizon for most of Des Moines' top police officials ...
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Des Moines' top police officials will get raises under new contract
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Police identify 50-year-old who died in motorcycle crash in Des Moines: Des Moines police identified the 50-year-old motorcyclist who died in the city's second ...
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Police identify 50-year-old who died in motorcycle crash in Des Moines
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Seattle man faces third murder charge, accused in gang gunfight: A man already jailed in connection with deadly shootings in Des Moines and Tukwila is facing a ...
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Seattle man faces third murder charge, accused in gang gunfight
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17-year-old Des Moines resident charged in fatal car crash, police say: The unidentified youth was charged with homicide by vehicle, Des Moines police said.
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17-year-old Des Moines resident charged in fatal car crash, police say
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Des Moines man found dead on Hickman Road due to cold exposure: The low temperature the day the 52-year-old was found was minus 17 degrees.
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Des Moines man found dead on Hickman Road due to cold exposure
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Spend a day on duty with Des Moines Fire Department paramedics: The Des Moines Fire Department plans to launch a pilot program involving high-volume nonemergency ...
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Spend a day on duty with Des Moines Fire Department paramedics
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Two injured in shooting during private party on Grand Avenue: One of the victims suffered a life-threatening injury. One person was arrested for assaulting an ...
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Two injured in shooting during private party on Grand Avenue
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High School Principal Injured in Iowa School Shooting Has Died: The principal, Dan Marburger, 56, died early Sunday after he was shot earlier this month in a ...
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High School Principal Injured in Iowa School Shooting Has Died
Quick Glance: Iowa Principal Dies After Heroic Act During School Shooting
  • Principal Dan Marburger, who risked his life to protect students during a shooting, has passed away.

  • Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home confirmed Marburger's death after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page.

  • Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack, in which an 11-year-old student was killed and six others were injured.

  • The principal was praised for his selfless act of placing himself in harm’s way to protect his students.
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City seeks to dismiss lawsuit over shooting of 16-year-old by Des Moines police: Attorneys say officers are entitled to qualified immunity in the 2022 death of ...
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City seeks to dismiss lawsuit over shooting of 16-year-old by Des Moines ...
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Winterset police ask the public for help finding a missing man: Winterset police posted on Facebook that the 25-year-old man was last seen on Thursday at 9 a.m.
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Winterset police ask the public for help finding a missing man
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Multiple people shot at Perry High School on Thursday; police say shooter dead: Multiple people were shot at Perry High School on Thursday morning ...
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Multiple people shot at Perry High School on Thursday; police say shooter ...
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Des Moines police ask for help finding man accused of sexually abusing a child: Evidence indicates Patton sexually abused the victim several times over more than ...
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Des Moines police ask for help finding man accused of sexually abusing a ...
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Iowa House lawmakers advance stiffer punishments for ‘swatting’ calls: Bill aims to deter ‘bad actors’ from tying up emergency resources
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Iowa House lawmakers advance stiffer punishments for ‘swatting’ calls
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Lawmakers advance ban on traffic stop quotas by Iowa law enforcement : Bill would close loophole in current ban on ticket quotas
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Lawmakers advance ban on traffic stop quotas by Iowa law enforcement
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Iowa lawmakers want to end the publication of arrest booking photos: Supporters say once released, mug shots live forever online, ruining lives and reputations
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Iowa lawmakers want to end the publication of arrest booking photos
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Des Moines seeks to hire dispatchers as 911 calls surge to decade-high record: Dispatchers picked up the phone more than 492,800 times last year ...
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Des Moines seeks to hire dispatchers as 911 calls surge to decade-high ...
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Police identify 32-year-old killed in south side crash: The crash occurred when one car pulled out of a business parking lot and into Southeast 14th Street.
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Police identify 32-year-old killed in south side crash
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Two-vehicle accident leaves Des Moines police officer injured. police say: Police say a vehicle broadsided the police cruiser as it turned from East Euclid ...
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Two-vehicle accident leaves Des Moines police officer injured. police say
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Des Moines police need a citizen advisory board, city manager and mayor say: A citizen advisory board and robust mental health response are among the chief ...
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Des Moines police need a citizen advisory board, city manager and mayor ...
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Mother of 16-year-old slain by Des Moines police files wrongful death lawsuit: Trevontay Jenkins' mother contests Des Moines police officers' claim that they ...
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Mother of 16-year-old slain by Des Moines police files wrongful death ...
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DMPD, DMFD take local children Christmas shopping: Des Moines Police and Fire Departments hold their Holiday Heros event to take local children Christmas ...
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DMPD, DMFD take local children Christmas shopping
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Police respond to shooting at Iowa high school: Officials confirm shooting at Perry high school, about 40 miles north-west of Des Moines ...
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Police respond to shooting at Iowa high school
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Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry: A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a a ...
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Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry
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Author James Patterson said his $500 bonuses were to acknowledge the crucial work of booksellers this holiday season.
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Lincoln High School student charged with bringing a gun to school: School officials found the gun in an 18-year-old student's waistband after a fight ...
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Lincoln High School student charged with bringing a gun to school
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Man charged in deadly Thanksgiving crash was on meth and other drugs, test finds: Police have now charged the driver with a sixth crime — homicide by vehicle OWI ...
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Man charged in deadly Thanksgiving crash was on meth and other drugs ...
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Woman identified who died in car crash early Thanksgiving morning in Des Moines: Des Moines police tried to stop a vehicle with a fraudulent license plate ...
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Woman identified who died in car crash early Thanksgiving morning in Des ...
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Des Moines police saddle up to find a horse running through traffic: A horse was seen running through traffic on Des Moines' east side.
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Des Moines police saddle up to find a horse running through traffic
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Teen arrested in connection to crash that killed Des Moines couple: An 18-year-old has been charged after allegedly driving more than 100 mph just before the ...
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Teen arrested in connection to crash that killed Des Moines couple
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A two-vehicle crash involving a teen killed two elderly residents Sunday: Police say the two elderly residents were in a vehicle trying to turn on to East 27th ...
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A two-vehicle crash involving a teen killed two elderly residents Sunday
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Quick Glance: Des Moines Man Sentenced for Police Attack
  • A man from Des Moines was sentenced to prison for armed assault on police officers.

  • 36-year-old Fawnie Allen Avery from Des Moines was convicted for pointing an illegally possessed firearm at two officers who were attempting to detain him after a chase.
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Dog abandoned in east Des Moines euthanized, arrest made: Police had asked for the public's help locating a car that was seen dumping the neglected dog.
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Dog abandoned in east Des Moines euthanized, arrest made
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Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old Iowa girl believed to be abducted: Des Moines police are asking for the public's help in finding a 14-year-old girl who ...
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Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old Iowa girl believed to be abducted
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Missing brother and sister found, Toledo police said: 9-year-old Billy Hernandez-Alvarado and 8-year-old Ashley Hernandez-Alvarado were found safely on Monday ...
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Missing brother and sister found, Toledo police said
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Connie Boesen has won Des Moines mayor's race, first woman to hold the office: Connie Boesen has won the Des Moines mayor seat, becoming the first woman to hold ...
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Connie Boesen has won Des Moines mayor's race, first woman to hold the ...
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Woman dies from apparent stab wounds at Des Moines hotel: Police found the woman with "traumatic injuries" at the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds in Des ...
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Woman dies from apparent stab wounds at Des Moines hotel
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A Des Moines traffic stop escalated to a chase and shots fired in three minutes: Des Moines Police said the driver began to shoot at an officer after his vehicle ...
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A Des Moines traffic stop escalated to a chase and shots fired in three ...
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Quick Glance: Fired Des Moines Police Officer Receives $2.6 Million
  • Former Des Moines Police sergeant awarded $2.6 million after discrimination due to PTSD.

  • Matthew Hunter, a 21-year veteran, fired after public intoxication arrest.

  • Police video shows ugly scene with drunken Hunter swearing at and threatening officers.

  • City manager disappointed over award for former officer despite documented misconduct.
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Know this vehicle? The owner allegedly dumped a neglected puppy in Des Moines: A post on Facebook states that the dog was dumped from the vehicle at roughly 1:30 ...
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Know this vehicle? The owner allegedly dumped a neglected puppy in Des ...
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16-year-old shot in leg near Des Moines park, authorities said: The 16-year-old was shot in the leg and went to a local high school for shelter and waited for ...
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16-year-old shot in leg near Des Moines park, authorities said