Des Moines police are investigating a shooting at a downtown skate park that left one hospitalized early Friday morning. The investigation began when a person arrived at a Des Moines hospital around 4 a.m. with gunshot wounds after an alleged shooting at Lauridsen Skatepark, 901 Second Ave., officers said. The park closes at 10:30 p.m. […]
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With $1 million raised, Newport is about to get a skatepark. What to know.
Friends of Newport Skatepark finally secured its $1 million fundraising goal, ensuring local skaters will be able to have a space of their own, hopefully by the end of this summer. “This was a really big group effort,” FONS president Mike Richards said. “Whether individual donors gave $10 or over $100,000, there are so many […]