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Des Moines

Arcs in and about Des Moines from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 116 stories · 325 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 25, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2026

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Oct 23, 202312313
Oct 30, 202366323
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Nov 13, 20231126
Dec 11, 202354629
Jan 1, 2024204312259
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Jan 15, 2024374823369
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May 20, 202410262130
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Oct 28, 202424218
Dec 9, 202402110
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Apr 28, 202538238
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Jun 30, 202523414
Sep 22, 2025814863
Sep 29, 202528133
Nov 24, 20252107
Dec 1, 20250406
Dec 8, 20250033
Dec 15, 2025110642
Jan 19, 202622412
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Mar 2, 2026214166
May 25, 20262127
Jun 29, 20261103
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Jul 20, 20266155112
Jul 27, 202638470
Aug 3, 20260416
Aug 10, 20260206
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Aug 24, 20260202
Aug 31, 20260307
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Sep 14, 20260314
Sep 21, 202603112
Sep 28, 20260206

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else18 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Des Moines that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 3Illinois man charged in crash that killed 3, including 4-year-old girl5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Jan 22– 23Former Des Moines schools chief pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship and gun charge12 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 4 right

Stories that name Des Moines

  1. Sep 8– 10An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method39 articles · 27 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 2 right
  2. Aug 31– Sep 5Prep Sports Schedule5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 22Woman alleges Wendy's meal caused foodborne illness, led to $93K in medical bills6 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 29– Aug 1U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek hosts roundtable in Des Moines21 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Jul 20– 23TSA security to be privatized at Tampa International Airport under new federal program20 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 20– 22Tropical Storm Bertha slowly strengthens, threatening flooding as it trudges toward Gulf Coast42 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 10 center, 3 right
  7. Mar 7– 8Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East27 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 0 right
  8. Mar 3– 5Pentagon IDs remaining 2 American troops killed in Kuwait40 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 10 center, 1 right
  9. Jan 27Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse's Minneapolis shooting12 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 23– 24Hilary Duff announces performance in the Midstate4 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 29Biggest sources of immigrants to Johnstown40 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 21Cities with the most expensive homes in the Raleigh metro area23 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 20How gas prices have changed in Minneapolis in the last week19 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Jul 17Closest national parks to Iowa City23 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 8– 10Officials monitor potential exposures after Iowa's first measles case of 202610 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
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