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Our desire is not only to live longer, but enjoy life with as few health problems as possible. While family history plays a part, there are a few things we can do. Diet is a big factor. That means eating proper amounts to control your weight and choosing the right things to eat. Drinking water also matters. Eight glasses a day is usually recommended to keep your body operating normally. It’s recommended everyone gets moving each day. All it takes […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Get your green on today and head down to the St. Patrick’s day parade downtown! Iowa’s Irish sons and daughters will show off their pride alongside Irish musicians and bagpipes. The parade starts at noon. Plan to get your spot early along Grand Avenue, between Ninth and 15th street. The parade will be followed with an after party. You’ll find traditional Irish foods and live music at the Marriott downtown. Don’t party too hard. The “Central […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Now we know the fate of the final two Dahl’s stores. Monday it was revealed the two stores will become Cash Saver Food outlets. The two stores to become Cash Saver Foods are located at 4121 Fleur and 1320 East Euclid. D. G. S. Acquisitions, an affiliate of Associated Wholesale Grocers, plans to remodel both stores and make the change next month. So, what can you expect? Brush up on your math skills… Cash Saver follows […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Des Moines Water Works officially filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday. The suit is against three Iowa counties. Named in the suit are the Boards of Supervisors in Sac, Buena Vista and Calhoun counties as the trustees of ten drainage districts. The lawsuit accuses those districts of violating the clean water act. The water works is seeking damages for the harm it says was caused by the unlawful discharge of nitrates. Des Moines Water Works […]
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New guidance on drone use from the Federal Aviation Administration helps clarify drone use but the rules are only proposals not actual regulations. Drones have many uses including in agriculture. But the FAA says they’re not legal for commercial use… yet. David Gieger explains more in this morning’s Agribusiness Report.
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Downtown residents share their photos of what they saw overnight. They also share their memories of the downtown landmark.
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The old Younkers building was a key part of the Walnut street revitalization project. Developers planned to convert it into housing and retail space. Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie was in the studio this morning to talk about the impact of today’s events on the future of downtown development. Mayor Cownie says the Younkers building was a key landmark on the downtown landscape. It was the focus of a forty million dollar project to revitalize the downtown area. The project […]
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Over a thousand people crammed into stairwells to fight lung cancer this weekend. Sunday morning was the Annual Fight For Air Climb. Nearly 1200 participants climbed the stairs of the E.M.C. Insurance company’s building, the Hub Tower and the Des Moines Downtown Marriot. Teams could choose to climb one or all three. The event raises money for lung cancer research. Officials say that this year the climb raised $214,000. Event Coordinator Julia McCarville says, “These people have so many reasons […]
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(CNN) — A Cessna collided with a parachute at a small airport in Polk County, Florida, on Saturday. The plane took a nose dive, and the skydiver was thrown to the ground. Neither the pilot nor the skydiver were seriously injured when they fell about 75 feet, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sharon Trembley was doing what are called “touch and goes” with the Cessna, a maneuver in which the plane touches the ground and ascends again. The […]
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Two days ago, a Malaysian passenger jet with more than 200 people on board vanished in the skies over Southeast Asia.