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Apr 4th, 2025 👍 1114

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has set the second annual Regional Summit for Sept. 17 at the Iowa Events Center—registration is now open. Community, business and civic leaders will meet to share ideas and attend the Economic Impact Awards during lunch.

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Des Moines police reported that body camera footage from Feb 6 showed suspect David Leroy Kintz Jr. lunging with a screwdriver about 20 seconds after officers had approached him during a drug investigation—prompting four shots that led to his death at a hospital.

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Psychiatric nurse practitioner Sue Gehling launched Classroom Clinic to offer telehealth mental health services for rural Iowa students after noticing local families lacked affordable care. The service started in 2019 with a local school district and now partners with over 40 districts to provide therapy and medication management using school facilities.

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