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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 2024

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Oct 23, 202312313
Oct 30, 202366323
Nov 6, 2023912944
Nov 13, 20231126
Dec 11, 202354629
Jan 1, 2024204312259
Jan 8, 2024162013108
Jan 15, 2024374823369
Feb 26, 202412012
Apr 22, 20249157109
May 20, 202410262130
Jul 15, 202452221
Aug 26, 202413110
Sep 30, 202403118
Oct 28, 202424218
Dec 9, 202402110
Dec 16, 20249121154
Apr 28, 202538238
May 5, 202517213
Jun 30, 202523414
Sep 22, 2025814863
Sep 29, 202528133
Nov 24, 20252107
Dec 1, 20250406
Dec 8, 20250033
Dec 15, 2025110642
Jan 19, 202622412
Jan 26, 202603012
Mar 2, 2026214166
May 25, 20262127
Jun 29, 20261103
Jul 6, 202624013
Jul 13, 202632131
Jul 20, 20266155112
Jul 27, 202638470
Aug 3, 20260416
Aug 10, 20260206
Aug 17, 20260206
Aug 24, 20260202
Aug 31, 20260307
Sep 7, 202647243
Sep 14, 20260314
Sep 21, 202603111
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 else21 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 14– 15Police search for whoever discarded an emaciated bulldog inside a trash bag in Iowa10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 29– 31Kids in this Iowa town will trick-or-treat on Halloween for 1st time since 193818 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  3. Jan 19Man gets 65 years in prison for Des Moines school shooting that killed 2 students9 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Des Moines

  1. Dec 16– 18Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll58 articles · 46 independent sources
    9 left, 12 center, 11 right
  2. Oct 5Owner of water buffalo pleads guilty to letting it roam around Iowa town18 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 27An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa10 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 16– 17A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up21 articles · 15 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. May 22– 23Tornadoes killed 5 and injured dozens in Iowa. Here’s what they found after the storm123 articles · 45 independent sources
    8 left, 25 center, 2 right
  6. Apr 26– 28Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa111 articles · 52 independent sources
    9 left, 15 center, 7 right
  7. Jan 16Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid, endorses Donald Trump78 articles · 55 independent sources
    9 left, 13 center, 9 right
  8. Jan 15– 17Trump reaches historic victory in Iowa GOP caucuses233 articles · 104 independent sources
    31 left, 33 center, 21 right
  9. Jan 9– 11DeSantis, Haley jockey for second without Trump; Iowa GOP debate takeaways92 articles · 52 independent sources
    16 left, 19 center, 11 right

Local coverage

  1. May 21Storms spin up tornadoes in Iowa that cause injuries, topple wind turbines10 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Mar 1Artists outraged by removal of groundbreaking work along Des Moines pond12 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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