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Also on today's calendar: Raise the Woof: The Dog House Social and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Construction begins on $146 million Southwest Mixmaster project in West Des Moines (kcci.com) — Drivers in West Des Moines and the wider metro should prepare for years of construction as a $146 million overhaul of the Southwest Mixmaster gets underway, including overnight closures on I-80/35. A new flyover bridge, modeled on Des Moines' East Mixmaster, will eventually replace the cloverleaf, aiming to ease congestion and improve safety for commuters heading downtown.
• Families honor lives lost to overdose at Iowa Capitol memorial (kcci.com) — Des Moines residents joined families at the Iowa Capitol to remember loved ones lost to overdoses, while city landmarks like the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden glowed purple for Overdose Awareness Day. Local nonprofit Steps of Hope is expanding free naloxone boxes, including Iowa's first publicly accessible box in Des Moines, to help prevent future deaths and reduce stigma around addiction.
• Iowa groups ramp up campaigns for and against data centers (spencerdailyreporter.com) — Data centers are rapidly expanding in Iowa, with the largest hub in the Des Moines area and a major digital infrastructure summit set here on Sept. 29. Community, environmental, labor, and tech groups are clashing over water use, tax incentives, and jobs, while new tools and meetings aim to help local residents and officials evaluate future projects.
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