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Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Des Moines River Boating Incident in Polk County (westerniowatoday.com) — Emergency crews, including the Des Moines Fire Department's wet unit, searched the Des Moines River near NW Morningstar Drive and NW 45th Place Sunday evening for a boater who went overboard and did not resurface. The search was paused at dark for responder safety and is set to resume in daylight, with the boater's identity still withheld.
2. Unexpected ingredient key in Iowa State Fair cinnamon roll challenge (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — A longtime Des Moines home baker just took top honors in the Iowa State Fair's Great Cinnamon Roll Challenge, thanks to a surprising mashed-potato twist that makes her rolls extra soft. Her sticky pecan rolls beat 79 other entries, earning a $2,000 prize and some sweet bragging rights for both her family and Des Moines.
3. Iowa State Fair adds doctor to medical response team (kcci.com) — Des Moines firefighters had backup from an emergency medicine resident at this year's Iowa State Fair, marking the first time a physician joined the city's fire crews on‑site. Dr. Matt Bentz helped triage roughly 300 calls, deciding who needed hospital transport and teaching alongside Des Moines Fire District Chief Dan Gilliatt's team.
4. Iowa skydiver injured in plunge to ground expected to recover (press-citizen.com subscription) — A member of Des Moines Skydiving is expected to recover after a serious skydiving accident near Knoxville that left her with a fractured tailbone and required airlift to a Des Moines hospital. Emergency crews searched heavy timber and cornfields to reach her, and officials say that despite the dramatic rescue, she's now "doing great" and skydiving remains a relatively safe sport.
5. Zach Nunn highlights tax cuts and agriculture challenges facing Iowa (desmoinessun.com) — Des Moines residents are represented in Congress by Zach Nunn, whose Des Moines-based office is touting new tax cuts and pushing for stronger support of Iowa farmers. His recent posts praise Working Families Tax Cuts, criticize expanded foreign beef imports, and call for securing fertilizer supplies in ways he says will help small businesses and agriculture across central and southern Iowa.
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