🌱 Fleur Drive Apartment Fire + Des Moines 15-Year-Old Shot

Des Moines IA

08 November, 2021

5:19 PM

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Welcome back, Des Moines! Let's get this Tuesday started. Here are the most important things happening around Des Moines today. First, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 60 Low: 43. Here are the top stories today in Des Moines: Des Moines police said they may know how an apartment fire started early Monday morning. The fire started inside of an apartment at Gray's Lake Apartments on Fleur Drive when an occupant "attempted to light a bug on fire on a futon." Several people have been displaced. (KCCI Des Moines)One person was rushed to a Des Moines hospital Sunday after shots rang out near the Drake neighborhood. The victim is a 15-year-old boy from Des Moines. He remains in critical condition. (KCCI Des Moines)Urbandale High School will hold a concert with Northwest Missouri State University's Tower Choir. (Nodaway News Leader)The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors says the housing market is cooling slightly, and now might be the time for some people to buy a home. (Local 5 - weareiowa.com)MākuSafe, a Des Moines-based company, announced the launch of a game-changing new feature aimed at musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and repetitive motion injuries. (Corydon Times) Today's Des Moines Daily is brought to you by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Des Moines! Today in Des Moines: Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (9:00 PM) City Council Lunch & Learn - City of Urbandale - City Hall (11:45 AM) Afterschool Fun: Get Crafty - Urbandale Public Library (4:15 PM) Booked for Dinner Book Club - Urbandale Public Library (6:00 PM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (November 9) Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers (November 11) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Katarina Betterton About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.