Des Moines Police indicate Christmas Day shooting was murder-suicide

Des Moines Police say their preliminary investigation indicates a Christmas Day shooting in a Des Moines home was a murder-suicide. According to a news release from Des Moines Police, a 60-year-old man shot his 53-year-old wife, then shot himself. Police arrived at a home on the northeast side of Des Moines at around 4:15 Wednesday […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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