WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2025) — Alumni, faculty, staff and friends showed up for the seventh annual One Day for DMU campaign and raised an astounding $272,524.86 from 342 individual donors. The 24-hour giving campaign for Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences took place from noon-to-noon April 16-17, and the campus was buzzing with excitement.

Camper Matt Colella (left) and volunteer Dan Huang (right) kayaking at CD Lane Park

WINDHAM, NEW YORK (April 17, 2025) — The Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) has released its 2025 summer program schedule, featuring a full slate of Warriors in Motion® (WIM) events, adaptive skateboard camps and a multi-sport summer camp designed for individuals with disabilities.

Warriors in Motion® (WIM)

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has released the following statement in response to the Iowa House and Senate passing SF 619, a bill to exempt disaster assistance payments from state taxes, fill disaster-relief funds, provide fraud protections for home-owners in the insurance-claims process, and better prepare Iowa for future natural disasters:

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (April 17, 2025) — Since 2021, twelve states have authorized Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) as universal or near-universal vouchers to cover either tuition at minimally-regulated private schools or pods (mini-schools with children of like-minded parents); or costs associated with homeschooling, from books and online curricula to field trips and ancillary goods and services deemed essential. These ESAs make nearly all students eligible, regardless of family income.

CLIVE, IOWA (April 17, 2025) — Is the breaded pork tenderloin your go-to when eating out?

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 17, 2025) — A group of national labor leaders will join local workers and their representatives for a field hearing in Davenport on Tuesday, April 22, 6-8PM, at the Starlight Ballroom @ Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Gate 2 Entrance, 2815 W Locust St, Davenport.

The hearing will explore the impacts of the Trump Administration cuts to federal agencies and impacts on the local economy.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 16, 2025) Tax season officially ended earlier this week with the deadline to file income tax returns.

But talk of a very specific tax — tariffs — is dominating conversation in the United States, and likely will continue to do so throughout the weeks to come.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences welcomed Kellie Sheets MBA FACHE CRA, as the director of research operations, compliance, and strategy in April.

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY (April 16, 2025) Every spring, Americans celebrate Easter with baskets brimming with candy—and plastic packaging that often ends up in the trash.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the launch of the new Iowa Cold Case playing card deck to help crack Iowa’s more than 400 unsolved murders. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Des Moines Police Department. Speakers at the press conference also included:

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